GEORGE LUCAS, THIS IS YOUR LIFE

Our champion, George Lucas is one of a rare breed-a native Los Angeleno. He was born January 22, 1918, at 28th and San Pedro, in L.A., son of a German mother, and Greek immigrant father, who came to the U.S. when he was eight years old.

In 1936, at 18 years of age, George graduated from Jefferson High School. He played right end on their football team, and Woody Strode, a great athlete and actor, who later became an Olympic medalist and appeared in 56 movies, played left end.

The Greeks, with their Olympian heritage, decided they would hold a Junior Olympic event for the high schools from San Diego to Santa Barbara, to be held at Fremont High School. Of the five events in which George competed, he won first place in four events, and took second place in the fifth, being crowned with the traditional olive wreath in all of them.

George has often said, "I've been a champion all my life." He explains, "I was Team Captain of my football team, and was All City, and won 4 out of 5 events in the Junior Olympics. To become a champion, you've got to work at being a champion with alll your heart and soul."

He got married when he was 19, to his high school sweetheart and had six children. Their %year mar- riage ended in divorce. Later he met and married Shirley, who was working at Douglas, and they have been married for 35 years.

As early as junior high school, George had decided he wanted to become an architectural or design engineer, and began studying sheet metal, on through high school and trade school. He had a ...>>>Booklet