The town where high school football was born

In Massillon, Ohio, the love of football is a birthright

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A capacity crowd reacts as the Tigers score a touchdown against Canton McKinley at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in 2012.
(Image credit: The Massillon Tigers played America's first high school foot)

(Image credit: (Chelsie Corso)Photographers David Foster and Gary Harwood wanted to explore this fandom and the community's commitment to their young athletes. Along with a handful of their photojournalism)

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(Image credit: (David Foster)**For more about Tiger Legacy: Stories of Massillon Football, check out Daylight Books.**)

Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.