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Honoring the great athletes from Cambria County.

George Azar

Football, Class of 1998

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George Azar, Johnstown High and Michigan State football standout.
George Azar
George Azar on Veterans Stadium field with then Eagles owner Norman Braman.
George Azar, NFL Philadelphia Eagles

Accomplishments

  • Had national success as an athlete, coach and administrator.
  •   Served as special assistant to the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles President Harry Gamble for 10 years.
  • Was assistant coach at Lafayette College from 1965-69 and served as an assistant at the University of Pennsylvania for 10 years.
  • Was a three-year starter at guard and linebacker on the Michigan State University football team.
  • Was a catcher on the Michigan State baseball team from 1960 to 1962.
  • A Johnstown High legend for his role on the Trojans’ 1958 WPIAL Class AA championship team that beat Clairton at Pitt Stadium.
  • Booted a field goal for the only points in a 3-0 Johnstown win in the title game.
  • Was on the Associated Press All-State Team, United Press International All-State Team, WPIAL Outstanding Lineman and an All-American in Scholastic Coaches Magazine.
  • Played in the Big 33 game.
  • Won a state championship in 1959 as a wrestler at Johnstown High.
  • Was Johnstown Junior League baseball MVP in 1960 when he hit a record 19 homers, a mark that stood 30 years.
  • Also is a member of the AAABA Hall of Fame, the Delaware Valley Sports Hall of Fame and the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2009.
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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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