Lincoln High School (Canton, Ohio) Explained

Lincoln High School
Streetaddress:	2107 6th St. SW^[1]
Zipcode:	44706
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	40.797°N -81.3972°W
Nickname:	Lions
Colors:	Maroon & Gold
Established:	1926
Closed:	1976 (as a H.S.)

Lincoln High School was a public high school in the Canton City School District from 1926 until 1976.

The Lincoln Lions were members of the Hall of Fame Conference for football.^[2]

Due to low enrollment, Lincoln and Lehman High School were closed as traditional high schools at the end of the 1975–76 school year and became junior highs.^[3] The Lincoln building would eventually house Heritage Christian School in 1979.^[4]

Notable alumni

• Don Nehlen – Coach: Head football; became head football coach at West Virginia University, College Football Hall of Fame inductee
• Dave Wottle (born August 7, 1950) gold medal - 800 meter run at the 1972 Summer Olympics

External links

• Canton Lincoln Alumni Page
• Old Ohio Schools' photographs of the building
• Pre-Federal League History, Hoover Vikings Football

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stark County Schools. Turner. Aaron. Old Ohio Schools. 2015-01-22.
2. Web site: Keating. Mike. ST. THOMAS LEAVES INDEPENDENT RANKS TO JOIN NCL. . January 25, 2013. January 22, 2015.
3. Web site: Hackenberg. Dave. Falling Enrollment Spawns Dynasties. . March 22, 1984. January 22, 2015.
4. Web site: History of Heritage Christian School of Canton, Ohio. 2013. Heritage Christian School. Klingstedt Brothers Web Design. 2015-01-22.