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W. W. Giffen was Niles' first paid head coach |
W. W. Giffen was hired by the Niles Superintendant of Schools, W. C. Campbell |
W. C. Campbell decided to hire a head coach for the Niles High School football team after attending
the Niles/Warren game in 1910
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W. C. Campbell became W. W. Giffen's assistant coach |
W. W. Giffen held the head coaching position through the 1914 season |
Niles began the 1920 season with no head coach drawing out W. W. Giffen to return for that one
season
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W. W. Giffen's 1914 squad went 9-1 with Russ Stein at FB, Herb Stein at Center, Paul Lalley
at LHB and Reno Jones at RG
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Niles' Head Coach Brad Yeager is the Dragon's 29th head coach |
Three of Niles' head coaches have had two separate stints * . W. W. Giffen 1911 - 1914 then again in 1920 Bob Shaw 1965 - 1966 then again 1969 -1972 Tim Johnson 1991 - 1995
then again 2007
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The first head coach to have had played on the gridiron for Niles High School was Joe Bassett |
Joe Bassett as head coach of the Dragons basketball team guided the team to an undefeated regular
season in 1953/54 to a 19-0 record.
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Joe Bassett as head coach of the Dragons football team guided the team to an undefeated season of
9-0 in 1954
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Bob Shaw as head coach at Niles McKinley became known as the "Tiger Killer" for his
three wins against perennial power the Massillon Tigers
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Bob Shaw guided the Dragons to one of the greatest come from behind victories in Niles history
vs. the Massillon Tigers in 1966
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Under Bob Shaw in 1966 with the Dragons down to Massillon 12-0 with 4:44 left in the game the
never say die Dragons mounted a come from behind 20-12 win over the Tigers
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Coach Bob Shaw guided the Dragons to wins over Canton McKinley, Massillon and Warren Harding all
in the same season 1966; the only year Niles was able to accomplish that feat
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Coach Bob Shaw's record vs. Massillon Tigers was 3 wins, 3 losses .
vs.
Canton McKinley Bulldogs 1 win, 2 losses, 2 ties .
vs. Warren Harding Black Panthers 3 wins, 2 losses, 1 tie .
vs.
Steubenville Big Red 4 wins, no losses
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Coach Bob Shaw's final year at Niles was 1972 and won 8 games, losing 2 .
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next season that Niles would win 8 games was in 1987 under Coach Dave Pappada
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Coach Bill Bohren took Niles to the playoffs for the first time in 1999 |
Coach Bill Bohren returned to the playoffs in 2000 guiding the Dragons to the most wins ever in
one season chalking up 11 victories
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Coach Phil Annarella guided the Dragons to their last playoff appearance in 2006 |
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Niles have played more games on Saturday than any other day of the week |
Niles have played more games in October than any other month |
By decade the 1960s have produced the best winning percentage at 87.2% |
By decade the 1910s have produced the second best winning percentage at 68% |
Niles has won 63% of the games played on Saturday |
Niles has won 49% of the games played on Friday |
Niles has won 35% of the games played on Thursday |
Niles has won 62% of games played at home |
Niles has won 43% of games played away |
Niles have outscored their opponents by close to 4,000 points |
Niles is averaging 16.5 points per game to their opponents 12 |
In 1956, the first season Niles played every game on Friday |
Niles won more games in week one than any other week of the season |
Niles have won more games in a row 19 the third week of the season than any other week |
The best three year period for Niles scoring a TD, 1961 through 1963 when the Dragons crossed
the goal line 148 times
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2005 through 2007 is tied with 1913 through 1915 for sixth with 122 TDs |
Coach Earl Hooker guided Niles through 112 games |
Seven Niles head coaches guided the Dragons through just one season |
Joe Bassett, Tony Mason and Bob Shaw are the only Niles head coaches to guide Niles through a
perfect season of no losses, no ties
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Of head coaches at Niles four years or more Tony Mason has the best winning percentage followed
by Bob Shaw and W. W. Giffen
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