1969 State Champion Speaks to Valley High Players

Mon, Sep 9, 2019 (6:45 p.m.)

As the last seconds ticked off the clock in Valley High School’s 1969 state championship game victory, the quarterback Eskin held tight to the football and eventually placed it in his helmet for safekeeping during the celebration. The ball has become one of his most prized possessions, partially because of Eskin’s unmatched love for Valley and because of the seemingly impossible odds his Vikings overcame to beat Wooster for the title.

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