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Honoring the great athletes from Cambria County.

Gen. George B. Simler

Athletic Administration, Class of 2016

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Gen. George B. Simler
Gen. George B. Simler U.S. Air Force
Gen. George B. Simler at speaking engagement.
Gen. George B. Simler, Johnstown native
Family of Gen. George B. Simler

Accomplishments

  • Led the campaign to establish the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, honoring the winner of the annual football competition between the three U.S. Service academies.
  • Former athletic director of the United States Air Force Academy from 1957 to 1960.
  • Responsible for picking the site of the Air Force Academy’s Falcon Stadium.
  • Captain of the University of Maryland football team that played University of Georgia in the 1948 Gator Bowl.
  • Served two combat tours in the European Theater of Operations during World War II, surviving being shot down during his second tour.
  • Received Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, Purple Heart, Air Medal with 11 oak leaf clusters, Air Force commendation medal, Army commendation medal and Vietnam Air Gallantry Cross.
  • A 1938 Ferndale Area High School graduate, he was a lineman on the Yellow Jackets’ 9-1-1 team in 1937.
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Classes

  • 1965
  • 1967
  • 1969
  • 1971
  • 1973
  • 1975
  • 1978
  • 1981
  • 1984
  • 1990
  • 1998
  • 2002
  • 2004
  • 2006
  • 2008
  • 2010
  • 2012
  • 2014
  • 2016
  • 2018
  • 2020

Sports

  • Artistic Roller Skating
  • Athletic Administration
  • Athletic Trainer
  • Auto Racing
  • Baseball
  • Baseball Builder
  • Baseball Umpire
  • Basketball
  • Boxing
  • Broadcasting/Media
  • Builder
  • Distance Running
  • Equipment Manager
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Handball
  • Hockey
  • Horse Racing Jockey
  • Hunting
  • Mono Skiing
  • Officiating
  • Skeet Shooting
  • Sports Medicine
  • Sports Promotion/Media
  • Swimming
  • Television Broadcasting
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Trap Shooting
  • Triathlon
  • Volleyball
  • Water Skiing
  • Wrestling
  • Wrestling Official

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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  • 3 area HS programs honored @CamCountySports - 1986 Johnstown Vo-Tech FB; 2006 @CVBlueJays girls hoops; 2005-06 @WestySports girls hoops April 1, 2016 5:58 pm
  • The @CamCountySports induction banquet will be held on July 9 at the Pasquerilla Conference Center. April 1, 2016 5:57 pm
  • Class of 2016 @CamCountySports late Gen. George B. Simler - Air Force Academy AD, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy. https://t.co/oCqfzdwVAl April 1, 2016 5:56 pm

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