Mansfield Senior High School is located in
Mansfield, Ohio
Mansfield is a city in Richland County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 47,534 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located approximately from Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, Columbus via Interstate 71, it i ...
, United States. The school serves grades 9-12 and is part of the
Mansfield City School District. The school enrolls 755 students as of the 2021–2022 academic year.
[ Their nickname is the Tygers.
Mansfield's original school colors were red and white. When crosstown Malabar High School was merged into Mansfield Senior following the 1988-1989 school year, the Tygers kept part of the Falcons' legacy alive by adopting their school colors of orange and brown.
]
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
* Boys Baseball
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– 1954Track and Field
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– 1945, 1978
Notable alumni
* Lee Adams
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Biography
Lee Adams was born in Mansfield, Ohio, on August 14, 1924. He is the son of Dr. Leopold Adams, ori ...
— Tony Award
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-winning lyricist and member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame
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* Sherrod Brown
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— former U.S. Senator from Ohio
* Hugh Douglas — American football
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defensive end
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in the National Football League
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and football analyst for the ESPN
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television network
* Willmer Fowler — former American football
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halfback for the Buffalo Bills
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* Keon Johnson — basketball player (Winthrop Eagles
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)National Academy of Sciences
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External links
Mansfield City Schools—TygerPride.com
Mansfield Senior High School profile—GreatSchools.net
References
Buildings and structures in Mansfield, Ohio
High schools in Richland County, Ohio
Public high schools in Ohio
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