George Strohmeyer Jr.†
Strohmeyer, George Jr.†
Inducted: 1990
Hometown: McAllen
High School: McAllen High School
Best Known for: Athlete – Football
January 27, 1924-January 12, 1992
Strohmeyer was one of the first Valley first college All-Americans, and made All-Pro twice in the professional ranks, and thus ranks among the greatest of area athletes.
A 205-pound guard and linebacker who was also a Golden Gloves champ, Strohmeyer was named Best Blocker on the All-Valley squad of 1941 for McAllen High School and was also one of the area's best placekickers.
He then played freshman football at Texas A&M University before joining the Navy in 1943. He made Service Football All-America in 1944-45, ending up at Notre Dame University after the war, where he was an All-America selection on the line for the unbeaten Fighting Irish of 1946.
He was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1946 NFL Draft. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the All-American Football Conference from 1946 to 1948, starting both ways.
He then began a coaching career that took him to St. Ambrose (Iowa), Brownsville St. Joseph, Yoakum, and California.