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Thomas A. DeVilbiss High School was a public high school in Toledo, Ohio from 1931 to June 1991. It was part of the Toledo Public School District, serving students from the DeVeaux, Elmhurst, Grove Patterson, Longfellow, Mayfair, McKinley, Nathan Hale, Old Orchard, and Whittier elementary schools. The building still sits at 3301 Upton Avenue near the Central Avenue intersection.
The DeVilbiss Tigers were members of the Toledo City League and donned the colors of orange and black. On the contrary, the school colors were the colors of the rainbow, hence the yearbook being the Pot O' Gold, and the school newspaper/newsletter the Prism. Their main rivals were the Start Spartans, although rivalries existed with the St. Francis Knights and the Libbey Cowboys, whom they annually played football against on Thanksgiving day[1] from 1933–1963.
In 1974 DeVilbiss received an obscure salute when 1965 alumnus, and then budding satirist P. J. O'Rourke, along with fellow Ohioan Doug Kenney, used the Pot O’ Gold and DeVilbiss as templets for the National Lampoon 1964 High School Yearbook Parody. That issue contains dozens of direct and indirect references to DeVilbiss and west Toledo. O’Rourke later said that they “… used DeVilbiss because Ohio and Toledo and DHS just seemed so perfectly 1964 American prelapsarian typical…” By “prelapsarian” he meant before the social and political unrest and violence that occurred in the intervening ten years.[2]
A map of campus
Due to a declining enrollment and low finances, DeVilbiss was closed along with Macomber and Whitney high schools by TPS at the end of the 1990–1991 school year. The DeVilbiss district was split up so students could attend Bowsher, Rogers, Scott, or Start high schools.[3]
The building has been renovated by Duket Architects and currently serves as Toledo Technology Academy,[4] which opened in 1997.[5]
DeVilbiss served as the home of Scott High School for two years while Scott's building underwent renovations from 2010–2012.[6]
DeVilbiss' Page Stadium was fully torn down at the end of May 2012.[7]
Jerry Blanton (1974): football player who later starred at the University of Kentucky and then went on to play a long career in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs.
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This article s lead section may be too long for the length of the article Please help by moving some material from it into the body of the article Please read the layout guide and lead section guidelines to ensure the section will still be inclusive of all essential details Please discuss this issue on the article s talk page March 2022 Thomas A DeVilbiss High School was a public high school in Toledo Ohio from 1931 to June 1991 It was part of the Toledo Public School District serving students from the DeVeaux Elmhurst Grove Patterson Longfellow Mayfair McKinley Nathan Hale Old Orchard and Whittier elementary schools The building still sits at 3301 Upton Avenue near the Central Avenue intersection DeVilbiss High SchoolAddress3301 Upton AvenueToledo Lucas Co Ohio 43613InformationTypePublic SchoolOpened1931Closed1991School districtToledo City School DistrictGrades9 12Color s Orange amp Black the rainbowAthletics conferenceToledo City LeagueNicknameTigersYearbookPot O GoldThe DeVilbiss Tigers were members of the Toledo City League and donned the colors of orange and black On the contrary the school colors were the colors of the rainbow hence the yearbook being the Pot O Gold and the school newspaper newsletter the Prism Their main rivals were the Start Spartans although rivalries existed with the St Francis Knights and the Libbey Cowboys whom they annually played football against on Thanksgiving day 1 from 1933 1963 In 1974 DeVilbiss received an obscure salute when 1965 alumnus and then budding satirist P J O Rourke along with fellow Ohioan Doug Kenney used the Pot O Gold and DeVilbiss as templets for the National Lampoon 1964 High School Yearbook Parody That issue contains dozens of direct and indirect references to DeVilbiss and west Toledo O Rourke later said that they used DeVilbiss because Ohio and Toledo and DHS just seemed so perfectly 1964 American prelapsarian typical By prelapsarian he meant before the social and political unrest and violence that occurred in the intervening ten years 2 A map of campus Due to a declining enrollment and low finances DeVilbiss was closed along with Macomber and Whitney high schools by TPS at the end of the 1990 1991 school year The DeVilbiss district was split up so students could attend Bowsher Rogers Scott or Start high schools 3 The building has been renovated by Duket Architects and currently serves as Toledo Technology Academy 4 which opened in 1997 5 DeVilbiss served as the home of Scott High School for two years while Scott s building underwent renovations from 2010 2012 6 DeVilbiss Page Stadium was fully torn down at the end of May 2012 7 Contents 1 Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships 2 Toledo City League Championships 3 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External linksOhio High School Athletic Association state championships EditFurther information Ohio High School Athletic Association Boys Cross Country 1970 Class AAA Boys Golf 1940 1950 Boys Track amp Field 1946 Class A 1987 Class AAA Toledo City League Championships Edit A postcard featuring the building Baseball 1935 1936 1937 1940 1950 1954 1957 1962 1964 1980 Boys Basketball 1934 35 1935 36 1943 44 1949 50 1951 52 Boys Cross Country 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1981 Girls Basketball 1983 84 Girls Cross Country 1984 Football 1938 1953 1954 1955 1957 1958 1959 1961 1973 1974 1989 Boys Track amp Field 1933 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1949 1951 1954 1981 1982 1987 1988 1989 Girls Track amp Field 1985 1986 1988 1989 Volleyball 1977 1984 1986 Chess 1973 1974 1975 Golf 1967 Tennis 1962 1963 1964 1967 years marked with an asterisk denote a shared title Notable alumni EditDusty Anderson actress and WWII era pin up model 8 Jerry Blanton 1974 football player who later starred at the University of Kentucky and then went on to play a long career in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs William Blinn 1955 screenwriter of Purple Rain film Roots 1977 miniseries Fame 1982 TV series Brian s Song and Eight Is Enough Bob Chappuis 1941 football player who later starred at the University of Michigan Terry Crosby 1975 basketball standout that played for the University of Tennessee and Kansas City Kings Jim Detwiler 1963 football standout who competed for the University of Michigan Wolverines Terry Harmon 1962 3 played baseball at Ohio University and for the Philadelphia Phillies Karen Harper 1963 author Lyfe Jennings R amp B singer and songwriter Brett Leonard 1977 film director and producer of The Lawnmower Man and Virtuosity virtual reality and sci fi tech pioneer Jeremy Lincoln 1987 played football for the University of Tennessee and in the NFL for the Chicago Bears St Louis Rams Seattle Seahawks New York Giants and the Detroit Lions Ron McDole 1957 played football for the University of Nebraska and in the NFL for the St Louis Cardinals Houston Oilers Buffalo Bills and the Washington Redskins Bob Meyer Former MLB player Kansas City Athletics New York Yankees Los Angeles Angels Seattle Pilots Milwaukee Brewers P J O Rourke 1965 political satirist journalist writer and author Geoff Zahn 1964 baseball star for the University of Michigan and later played for the Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago Cubs Minnesota Twins and California Angels Jack Zouhary 1969 Federal Judge Northwest Ohio Jan Wahl 1948 author of over 100 bestselling children s books historian of American literature and film References Edit Hackenberg Dave November 27 2003 Scott Waite game kicked off great tradition of high school feasts Toledo Blade Retrieved February 7 2011 email correspondence with P J O Rourke October 16 2019 Krauth Laurie February 28 1991 Schools open to lure transfer students Toledo Blade Retrieved February 2 2010 Toledo Public Schools Toledo Technology Academy and DeVilbiss Middle School Archived from the original on January 10 2013 Retrieved February 27 2013 The rebirth of DeVilbiss High Toledo Blade September 8 2000 Retrieved February 14 2014 Kushma David October 20 2013 Bulldog Nation at 100 Scott s past present converge Toledo Blade Retrieved February 14 2014 Hackenberg Dave June 1 2012 Sad good bye to DeVilbiss Page Stadium Toledo Blade Retrieved July 24 2012 Dusty Anderson the life of a starlet 23 February 2019 External links EditDistrict Website All Time DeVilbiss City League Titles Thomas A DeVilbiss Facebook page https web archive org web 20090106041611 http www tigerroar org https web archive org web 20081204115209 http www dhs1960 com Coordinates 41 40 56 N 83 35 33 W 41 68222 N 83 59250 W 41 68222 83 59250 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title DeVilbiss High School Toledo Ohio amp oldid 1126894454, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
