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Honoring the great athletes from Cambria County.

Johnny Weissmuller

Swimming, Class of 1967

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Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan
Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan
Johnny Weissmuller swimmer
Johnny Weissmuller swimmer
Johnny Weissmuller accepts hall of fame plaque
Johnny Weissmuller accepts hall of fame plaque
Johnny Weissmuller starred as Tarzan in films
Johnny Weissmuller starred as Tarzan in films

 

Accomplishments

  • One of the greatest swimmers of all time.
  • Known internationally for his acting career as Tarzan.
  • Windber is listed as his birthplace, and the local community recognizes him as a native son.
  • Won the AAU 50-yard and 220-yard titles in 1920.
  • Won the national outdoor 100-yard and 440-yard crowns in 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927 and 1928.
  • Won the 880-yard event in 1925 and 1927.
  • Twice participated in the Olympics.
  • Won five Olympic gold medals and one bronze.
  • Set records in 1924 in Paris for the 100 and 400 freestyle and swam the first leg of the record-breaking 800 relay team.
  • Retained his 100-meter title four years later at Amsterdam with another record and anchored a record-setting relay team.
  • Won 52 U.S. National Championships and set 67 world records.
  • Turned professional in 1929 in possession of every world freestyle record.
  • Appeared in 12 Tarzan films and was the most famous of the actors who played the role because of his character’s distinctive, ululating Tarzan yell, which became a part of American pop culture.
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Classes

  • 1965
  • 1967
  • 1969
  • 1971
  • 1973
  • 1975
  • 1978
  • 1981
  • 1984
  • 1990
  • 1998
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Fast Facts

First Banquet: 1965
First Chairman: Richard Mayer
First Banquet Location: Cambria County War Memorial Arena
Number of Banquets: 20 through 2018
Total Inductees: 142
Female Inductees: 20
Male Inductees: 122
Largest Class: 18 in 1965
Most Inductees: Football (44)
2018 Chairman: Bruce Haselrig
2018 Master of Ceremonies: Tim Rigby
2018 Banquet Location: Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center

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