Robin Ellis and her son, Robert Easter, Jr., hold the glass Key to the City. To the right of the champion is his father and coach, Robert Easter, Sr.
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Ashley Muir, third from left, watches the parade with her niece, Nevaeh Williams, 5, and her nephew, Jordan Robinson, 8, and her boyfriend, Ricky Hightower, right. They all live in Toledo.
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Jets cheerleaders cheer as they and the players march in the parade.
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A large crowd honors Robert Easter, Jr. at One Government Center.
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Shoulders offer a good place from which to view the events in the large crowd at One Government Center.
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Robert Easter, Jr., and Toledo Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson with many others at One Government Center.
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Robert Easter, Jr., gestures as he talks to the crowd.
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Some of the dancers with El Corazon de Mexico ride behind their dancing counterparts in the parade.
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Robert Easter, Jr., holds his "Certificate of Commendation" from U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) at One Government Center.
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Angelo Smith, 3, watches the parade from the shoulders of his father, Jon C. Smith, of Toledo. At left is Angela Avila; at right is Michaela Jackson, both of Toledo.
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City council member Larry Sykes, left, Robert Easter, Jr., and Robert Easter, Sr., during his speech
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Fans view the events in the large crowd at One Government Center.
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A large crowd honors Robert Easter, Jr., at One Government Center
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After the parade ends, people move to One Government Center for the honoring of Robert Easter, Jr.
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Toledo mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson, left, smiles while Robert Easter, Jr., holds his belt up to considerable acclaim by the hundreds of people in the crowd.
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The City of Toledo celebrates Robert Easter, Jr.
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Bowsher High School cheerleaders in the parade on Jackson Street near Huron Street.
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The Toledo Police Department honor in the parade.
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Players, friends, and fans from the Thunderbolts, Bengals, and Colts in the parade.
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Three of the hundreds watching the parade and waiting for the champion are Kevin Taylor, 11, left, Keyon Green, 11, and Jaceon Wyatt, 10, all of Toledo.
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T-Town Ryders BC in the parade.
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Local sports teams take part in the parade.
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Members of the J.J. Express in the parade.
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Joe Lopez, of Toledo, looks down Summit Street as the parade continues to pass.
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Parade watchers along Jackson Street at Huron Street.
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Chael Reyes, 2, waves to people in the parade. He is with his mother, Frances Bloom. They live in Toledo.
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