Paul Brown Tiger Stadium | |
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"P.B.T.S." | |
Former names | Tiger Stadium (1939-1976) |
Location | 1 Paul E Brown Drive SE, Massillon, Ohio 44646 |
Broke ground | 1938 |
Opened | 1939 |
Owner | Massillon City School District |
Operator | Massillon Tiger Football Booster Club |
Surface | Field Turf |
Construction cost | $246,000 US |
Capacity | 16,392 |
Tenants | |
Massillon Tigers (High School), OHSAA Playoffs, OHSAA Football Finals (Divisions 2, 3, 6), Pro Football Hall of Fame Drum and Bugle Corps Competition |
Paul Brown Tiger Stadium is a stadium in Massillon, Ohio. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Massillon Washington High School. The stadium holds 19,000 people when extra seating is brought in. Without additional seating, the stadium holds 16,600. It is named after former Tiger and famous football head coach, Paul Brown. Its construction was completed in 1939 through the Works Progress Administration program. Besides being the regular season home of the Massillon Tiger Football team, the stadium hosts numerous OHSAA sanctioned football playoff games and three divisional championship games. This is possible due to the use of field turf as a playing surface. The stadium also hosts the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame drum and bugle corps competition. As a lasting tribute, it is listed as a historical site of significance by the state of Ohio.
The Paul L. David Athletic Training Center was built in 2008 by local philanthropist Jeff David in honor of his late father as part of what is known as the D.R.E.A.M. project. The 3 million dollar, 80,000 square foot building is the largest indoor football practice facility in the state of Ohio, 20,000-square-feet larger than the facility used by the NFL's Cleveland Browns.
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