Talk:Massillon Washington High School

Victuallers 16:38, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Expansion
I tagged this article for expansion as it talks almost exclusively about the school's football team. Remember, the subject is Washington High School and football is one aspect of the school (though I am fully aware how big that one aspect is in Massillon). There are academics, arts, and other athletic teams that need to be mentioned as the article develops. Any help is appreciated; just make sure any additions of info are accompanied with reliable sources. Also see WP:CITET for citation templates. --JonRidinger (talk) 07:31, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Players not on your list: there are more from 50's and early 60's
Bob Vogel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bob Vogel Date of birth:	September 23, 1941 (age 73) Place of birth:	Columbus, Ohio, United States Career information Position(s):	Tackle College:	Ohio State NFL Draft:	1963 / Round: 1/ Pick 5 Organizations As player: 1963-1972	Baltimore Colts Career highlights and awards Pro Bowls:	5 (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1971) Honors: 1× AP 1st Team All-Pro (1969) 3× NEA 1st Team All-Pro (1964, 1965 1967) 2× AP 2nd Team All-Pro (1965, 1968)

1× NEA 2nd Team All-Pro (1968) Career stats Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com Robert Louis Vogel (born September 23, 1941 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former professional American football offensive lineman for the Baltimore Colts from 1963 to 1972. During that span he appeared in Super Bowl III and Super Bowl V for the Colts and was selected for the Pro Bowl five times. He played college football at Ohio State University. Vogel's football resume was very impressive. Played his Sr. year of high school in Massillon Washington High School, he earned first team All-Ohio honors in 1958. After starring at Ohio State University, he was the fifth player chosen in the 1963 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts. Vogel protected Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas' blindside in Super Bowls III and V.External links[edit] Bob Vogel (statistics & history) – Pro-Football-Reference.com. Klingaman, Mike. "Catching Up With...former Colt Bob Vogel," The Baltimore Sun, Tuesday, September 1, 2009.

Joe Sparma From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joe Sparma Pitcher Born: February 4, 1942 Massillon, Ohio Died: May 14, 1986 (aged 44) Columbus, Ohio Batted: Right	Threw: Right MLB debut May 20, 1964 for the Detroit Tigers Last MLB appearance May 12, 1970 for the Montreal Expos Career statistics Win – Loss record	52–52 Earned run average	3.94 Strikeouts	586 Teams Detroit Tigers (1964 – 1969) Montreal Expos (1970) Career highlights and awards World Series champion (1968) Joseph Blase Sparma (February 4, 1942 – May 14, 1986) was a quarterback in collegiate football (1961–1962) and a pitcher in Major League Baseball (1964–1970).

Contents [hide] 1 Quarterback at Ohio State 2 Major League Baseball Pitcher 3 References 4 External links Quarterback at Ohio State[edit] Born in Massillon, Ohio, Sparma attended Ohio State University and played quarterback on the 1961 and 1962 football teams coached by Woody Hayes. Sparma and his leading receiver, Paul Warfield, led the 1961 Buckeyes to an 8-0-1 season and a Big Ten Conference championship[1][2] Sparma accounted for 474 yards in the Buckeyes' 1961 50-20 victory over the Michigan Wolverines. Sparma quit the team after three years due to differences with coach Woody Hayes and opted to pursue a career in Major League Baseball.[3]

Major League Baseball Pitcher[edit] Sparma received a $32,000 bonus to sign with the Detroit Tigers in 1963. He played six seasons with Detroit from 1964-1969. In 1965, Sparma was in his first full season with the Tigers, when he was assigned to be the starting pitcher against the Yankees on "Mickey Mantle Day" in New York. When Mantle came to bat for the first time in the game, Sparma walked off the mound, approached Mantle, and said: "You know, I've never had a chance to meet you in person, and I've always admired you." Sparma and Mantle shook hands, and Sparma went back to the mound and struck Mantle out. Mantle turned to Detroit's catcher Bill Freehan and said: "They have a day for me and your manager's got to put some hard-throwing kid out there. Couldn't he have put in some soft-tossing left-hander for me to hit off of, so I could look like a hero in front of all those people?" (Bill Freehan, "Behind the Mask" (1970), pp. 7–8)

Sparma's best season was 1967, when he posted a record of 16-9 with 11 complete games, five shutouts, and a 3.76 ERA.

In 1968, Sparma lost his spot in the rotation after a run-in with manager Mayo Smith.[3] Sparma was pulled from a game and told Detroit sportswriter Joe Falls that Smith "had no respect for him; didn't like him, didn't trust him, etc., etc." When Falls asked Smith for a response, Smith said he "didn't want to get into a spitting contest with a skunk." (Joe Falls, Joe Falls 50 Years of Sports Writing (Sports Publishing 1997), p. 159.) Smith refused to start Sparma for several weeks afterward. When Sparma finally got another start on September 17, 1968, he pitched a 1-run complete game against the Yankees to clinch the Tigers' first pennant since 1945.[3] The Sparma-Smith feud continued, and Sparma pitched only 1/3 of an inning in the 1968 World Series, giving up 2 earned runs for a 54.00 ERA in postseason play.

On May 31, 1969, Sparma lost a no-hitter in a nationally televised game against the Seattle Pilots when Don Mincher doubled with one out in the 9th inning.

During the 1969 season, Sparma was roommates with Bill Freehan, as Freehan kept a diary that was published in 1970. In the book, Freehan wrote that Sparma and manager Mayo Smith were usually not even on speaking terms as Sparma remained in Smith's doghouse.

Freehan also wrote memorably of Sparma's talent for ESP: "My roomie's got an ESP thing. Every now and then, he'll wake up on a morning he's supposed to pitch and say, 'I've got a good feeling. I know we're going to win.' Joe doesn't get this feeling too often, but every time he does -- every single time -- we win." (Freehan, "Behind the Mask," p. 104) Sparma had that "good feeling" on June 13, 1969, before he shut out the Royals, 6-0. On another occasion, Sparma told teammate Dick McAuliffe of a premonition: "Mac, I know you're going to have a good day today. Something just tells me you're going to go three for five." McAuliffe went 3-for-4 in his first 4 at-bats and struck out in his 5th at bat. When he came back to the dugout, McAuliffe blamed Sparma for jinxing him on the 5th at bat. In his book, Freehan wrote that McAuliffe was "actually angry" at Sparma. "He could've at least thanked Joe for the three hits." (Freehan, "Behind the Mask," p. 106)

Toward the end of the 1969 season, Sparma got into a fight in the bullpen with Fred Lasher. On December 3, 1969, Sparma was traded to the Montreal Expos. Sparma pitched only 27 innings for the Expos in 1970, compiling a record of 0-4. Sparma pitched his last major league game on May 12, 1970.

In 183 career games, he had a 52-52 record with a 3.94 ERA. Sparma died in Columbus, Ohio at age 44 in 1986, after suffering a heart attack and undergoing heart bypass surgery.

References[edit] Jump up ^ The Official Ohio State Football. Retrieved 2008-12-18. Jump up ^ "JOE SPARMA - New York Times". The New York Times. May 17, 1986. Retrieved 2008-12-18. ^ Jump up to: a b c Charlton, James; Shatzkin, Mike; Holtje, Stephen (1990). The Ballplayers: baseball's ultimate biographical reference. New York: Arbor House/William Morrow. p. 1025. ISBN 0-87795-984-6. External links[edit] Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference The Deadball Era BaseballLibrary.com New York Times Obituary

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