Waite High School (Toledo, Ohio)

It is named after Morrison R. Waite, a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who is famous for overseeing the Alabama Claims case.

[5]) The Waite Indians are members of the Toledo City League and their school colors are purple and gold.

The Indians have a rivalry with fellow East Toledo City League rival Clay.

[6] They had a football rivalry from 1914 thru 1963 with Scott High School that was played every Thanksgiving morning and generated much interest across the Midwest.

Waite was a national high school football power in the 1920s, traveling as far as California.

Waite High School, Toledo, Ohio, 1910s
Waite High School, Toledo, Ohio, 1910s
Cover of the 1916 "Purple and Gold," the yearbook of Waite High School
Cover of the 1916 "Purple and Gold," the yearbook of Waite High School