Johnny Weissmuller
(1902-1984)
Champion swimmer and motion picture hero. Best known as star of a dozen “Tarzan” films produced for MGM and RKO, 1932-1948. He earlier won fame as a swimmer: developed the “American crawl,” set 67 world records, and won five gold medals in the 1924 and 1928 Olympics. He lived in Windber as a child before his family moved to Chicago; returned here for special visits in later years.
Marker is at the intersection of Graham Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 160) and Jefferson Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Graham Avenue.
Courtesy hmdb.org
