Photo Album Page Two

Niles McKinley Red Dragons

Photo Album Page Two

Charlie Kines the Team Captain of the State Championship 1961 Red Dragons a stalwart on the best offensive and defensive lines in Niles History. Played at the University of Michigan.

Tony Mason coached at Niles from 1958 to 1963, he attained a record of 47 wins, 3 losses and 6 ties, and 2 State Championships in 1961 and 1963.

Phil Ragazzo a Red Dragon starter for three years was an All Trumbull County First Team three years in a row at two different positions, Guard and Center. All NEO Big Ten and played in the NFL. WWII took his best years and at Case Western Reserve University, he was an All American.

Fred Conti the head coach at Niles McKinley 1967-1968

Head Coach Fred Conti confers with Joe Costarello in 1967 Game

Head Coach 1967-1968 Won 14 Lost 6

Niles McKinley

John Caicco 1976

Niles McKinley

Number 31 HB Mel Dixon flies to the end zone

for six followed by #73 Jim Owens in 1963

Dale Murphy & Bob Johnson

Columbiana Co-Captains 1962

A Hubbard Eagle brings down a Brookfield Warrior All Time Great Ed Ulmer in 1957

Len Corbin - an outstanding End for Warren Harding in 1945

Niles 22 Warren Harding 6 in 1966

Steve Mawby # 34 picks up valuable yardage

and # 85 is John Ziegler. 16,000 in

attendance @ Warren

1933 Canton McKinley HB skirts around end

#66 Joe Havasi pulls to block for #45

T C Guarnieri who is about to take the

handoff from QB #10Ted Papas in 1987

Jack Pierson

Howland Head Coach 1972

FB Ralph Edwards picks up a first down for the Hubbard Eagles in 1961

1917 Warren Harding lost to Niles McKinley 19-0

Warren was coached by Jessie O. Beck

1969

Randy Gradishar

Randy Gradishar of the Champion Golden

Flashes leaps high for one and comes down

with it for a huge gain in 1969

Hubbard 1938

1941

Howland Football Team

This was the last Howland football team until 1963

1975

Purdue VS Michigan State

Above Bob Mannella a Niles Red Dragon Great intercepts a

Michigan State pass in 1975 and is about to be brought

down after a long return. He was number two in the Big Ten

in interceptions.

Canton McKinley's Sammy Hodnick
runs for Yardage in 1926

1982 McDonald

Phil Carkido

1957

Sam Natoli Scores

The Niles Dragons' Sam Natoli scores 6
vs Fitch in 1957 as #37 Maurice Skiffey
looks on. In the background QB #55 Tony
Perone watches the play develop after the
hand off.

New Castle

Lindy Lauro

Lindy Lauro one of New Castles' legendary head coaches

Bottom - 1948 New Castle WPIAL Champs 10-1 - Only
loss was to Warren Harding 6-0

Don Pallante QB Niles in 1939

Terry O'Neil of Girard scored the winning TD

against arch rival Niles McKinley in 1955

Youngstown Chaney 1933

Rick Gales in 1969

Jim Berline a offensive and defensive end for Niles' 1963 State Champs at the University of Michigan

Another great Niles FB/LB Lou Tabor flies through the air to pick up extra yardage in 1967

Nick Liste, place kicker and punter for the Dragons in 2008 with Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel.

Carmen Butto place kicker for Niles in 1977

Rick Tomlin

Co-Captain 1972

QB for the Dragons and showed what determination and real desire can do. Rick suffered a shoulder seperation in the third game of the season and everyone including doctors gave Tomlin no chance to return during the season. However he did return taking the rigns once again in the second half of the Alliance game then proceeded to guide the Dragons to victories over Steubenville and Warren Harding.

Niles inching ever closer to the goal line in 1964 vs. Warren Harding

Warren's #61 is Ed Johnson helping to keep the Dragons out of the end zone.

Dragon's #74 George Sprague, #61 Joe Lukz and #40 Dave Biviano help bring the ball just short of the goal line. Niles took the Panthers 26-0.

McDonald 1944

An offensive end for Hubbard in 1956 Bill Ruby caught a 10 yard pass from Hughie McBride to defeat Niles McKinley

1924 Warren Harding had a 7 win 3 loss season including a 20-0 victory over Niles McKinley

Warren's head coach was Sidney W. Jones

Boardman Head Coach Lowell 'Rip' Allen 1942

1939

Lou Tabor

Lou Tabor graced the Niles gridiron in 1939 and began a tradition that the Niles fans has enjoyed for many years the scion of one of the most athletic families in Niles history.

Lou's brother Chris was the pride of Niles in the boxing ring for Niles' Matt McGowan's Niles Police AC

New Head Coach

John Chickerneo of the Sharon Tigers in 1951

Coach John Chickerneo will coach at Sharon through 1958

New Brighton, Pennsylvania 1923

1958

Nick Roberts

Nick Roberts HB and others in 1958 and 1959 were a primary reason for the rise of Dragon Power in the 60s and 70s. Nick scored 84 points as a Dragon and was in the backfield with some outstanding Dragons such as Jim Skiffey, Mike Nori, Carmen Mazza, Bill Leonard, Tom DeMont, Ed Blanchford, Maurice Skiffey, Dave Helmick, Al Guarneri and Reggie McGinnis.

Hubbard 1923

In 1988, QB Rick Leonard on the top of the shoulders of what was known then as the 'Bookend Guards' #60 Anthony Flarey and #66 Joe Havasi. Kneeling in front #82 Mike Lastic.