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The Toronto Tigers were a semi-professional American football team that played from 1962 to 1964. The team was based in Toronto, Ohio, and played in the Midwest Football League in 1964. They were coached by Clarke Hinkle in 1962 and Jack Stutz from 1963 to 1964.

History
1962 season The Toronto Tigers were founded in August 1962, with former Green Bay Packers player Clarke Hinkle as the head coach and Joseph Hollister as general manager. A semi-professional team, it was considered part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. and they were scheduled to play against the Pittsburgh Colts the following week. The mayor of Toronto declared October 20, 1962, as "Toronto Tigers Day" in honor of the team's game against the Ambridge A's that day; In the loss against the Pros, the Tigers' starting quarterback Jim Hays suffered a season-ending injury. in which the Tigers won their first game of the season, 26–6. The Tigers played against the Verona Raiders on November 17. 1963 season The Tigers were expected to join the Ohio–Pennsylvania Football League for the 1963 season. Training camp for the 1963 season began on August 1, 1963, with an exhibition game against the Canton Bulldogs scheduled for August 31, 1963. Hinkle resigned as head coach at the start of the season in a dispute over player compensation and debts. They won against the Hazelwood Steelers on October 19, The Tigers won against the farm team for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League, 52–2, on November 2. On November 9, Toronto played against the Pittsburgh Collegiates. The Tigers had an 8–2 record in 1963. 1964 season Toronto was announced as a new team in the Midwest Football League in March 1964. Stutz was re-elected as head coach of the Tigers in August 1964, with Hinkle staying on as vice president. They played their games in 1964 at Toronto Junior/Senior High School. The Tigers played exhibition games against the Wheeling Ironmen of the United Football League on August 18, 1964, and against the McKeesport Ironmen of the Atlantic Coast Football League on August 29. They finished with a record of 1–9 for the season. Following the season, the Tigers folded. ==Season-by-season results==
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