Two fellas in uniform with three socks on and something over their head. It was the lousiest thing you'd ever seen, with all due respect to the University of Pittsburgh. Paul turned to me and laughed a little bit. They passed a resolution by the Athletic Board and in a couple of weeks we had the nicest tiger skin. L.J. Smith Massillon Superintendent of Schools - on the birth of Obie, Massillon's mascot.
Obie candidates have to write an essay about why they want to be Obie.
Then they have to put together a three-minute routine that they do in the skin. They have to show how they're going to bring that costume to life. Obie needs big movements, they have to bring character to life. They have to be energetic. They have to be able to prepare their own routines for the things we do each week.