Antone Strothers

Antone Strothers

  • Class Year:
    1975
  • Induction Year:
    2018

From Hall of Honor press release dated Sept. 13, 2018:

Antone Strothers was a dominating defensive lineman for the Tiger football team and a key contributor to the first team to win a championship in the newly formed NCAA Division III. Strothers was a three-year starter for the Tigers, and he was an All-Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) selection in both 1973 and 1974, capped by earning the Hank Critchfield Award as the league’s Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. Strothers and the Tigers simply dominated the competition in 1973, winning the OAC title before defeating San Diego and Juniata in the inaugural NCAA Division III Tournament. The smallest margin of victory for the Tigers that season was seven points, and just four of their 12 opponents even managed to reach double digits in points. A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Strothers lived and worked in his hometown at the time of his passing in 2009.