Ted 'Tree' Provost (born July 26, 1948) is a former star high school, university and professional football player.
[1] He was inducted into the Stark County High School Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
He was nicknamed "Tree" by legendary coach Woody Hayes after he collected so many of the "leaf" awards that were put on players helmets.
[6] Provost continued as a professional with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League, playing five seasons from 1972 to 1977.
On September 24, 2010, Provost was inducted into the Fairless High School Hall of Honor.