Year of the Coach series: John Slusser tells tales of growing up in Massillon, making a name in Coshocton County

Slusser's introduction to football came in the crib in Tigertown.

List of where Massillon's head coaches come from.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Our Year of the Coach football series , covering myriad aspects of the profession at the high school , college and NFL levels , continues through the 2025 season . The subject of today's article is an active coach whose season is freshly ended.

John Slusser is happy where he is. Some people are surprised to learn where he was.

He was born in Massillon when a town favorite, Bob Commings, was head coach.

He is part of the fraternity of thousands who, in Massillon hospitals as newborns, received a mini-football presented by the

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