CGreater Canton Greats

The following persons were not so much consumers as creators, not so much takers as givers, persons who found and seized opportunities, realized themselves and therefore enriched us all!
           
The Olympians Larry Snyder, Olympic Coach 15 medals, 8 gold

Harry Steel, Ron Harris,Phil Hubbard,Jim Thorpe, Dave Wottle gold medal winners.

The Pulitzers

Don Mellett...Pulitzer 1927

Charles R. Macauley... Pulitzer 1930 Dale Raymond Wright...Gentry 1962

  William McKinley, President
The Statesmen

William R. Day Supreme Court Justice

Atlee Pomerene U.S. Senator

Frank Bow U.S. Congressman AndrewW.Cordier United Nations Ralph Regula, U. S Congressman JohnScali, Correspondent

 
The Educators James Lathrop, "Father of Ohio Public Education," Canton Library
  Augustus Juilliard, philanthropist
 
The Architects Guy Tilden
Charles Firestone
   
The Flyers Frank S. Lahm
General Frank P. Lahm
William Martin
     
Stage and Screen Peggy Ann Garner
Jean Peters
Jack Paar
  Frank DeVol
Brannon Braga
The Fun People

John Chapman

Reuben Klamer
  John McTammany
  James Allardice  
   
           
 
  Proposal:    
Alan Cottrill's sculpture groups can be found all over the country. The sculpture on the left honors four greats in Muskingum County, Click on picture to left for Alan's web pages.
statue cluster