Charles Robert Shiring was a professional football player from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
14 Facts About Bob Shiring
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Since the Stars consisted of the best professional players from western Pennsylvania at the time, it can be said that Bob Shiring was considered the best at his position, center, in the region.
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Bob Shiring finally served from 1907 to 1909 as a player-coach for the Pittsburgh Lyceum, Pittsburgh's last championship professional football team, until the 1970s.
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In 1903, Bob Shiring travelled to Ohio and continued his playing career with the Massillon Tigers of the Ohio League.
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Bob Shiring played for the Tigers until 1907 and served as a team captain for three of his four seasons in Massillon.
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Massillon residents reportedly attempted to persuade Bob Shiring to move to their town during and after his time Tigers, however he returned to Pennsylvania in 1907.
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In 1906 Bob Shiring was a figure in a betting scandal between the Massillon Tigers and the rival Canton Bulldogs.
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Bob Shiring's accusation was that an attempt had been made to bribe some Massillion players before the first game.
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Maxwell and Bob Shiring then reported the offer to the Tigers' manager and the scandal ended before it began.
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Bob Shiring built his family's house in 1898, which was picked up and moved across the street in the 1960s, to make room for an expressway.
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Bob Shiring later spent 50 years as a borough official in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, where he served as the town's squire, which is the equivalent of a magistrate, in addition to being the elected Wilmerding's tax collector in 1903.
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Bob Shiring opened a business, working in the insurance and real estate fields.
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Bob Shiring fathered nine children and remained close to his home in Wilmerding.
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On July 23,1957 Bob Shiring died in a Pittsburgh hospital.