Hall of Fame
George R. Cilek, Class of 1956, was a football star in an era when Coe won two conference championships and just missed a third. A top-flight end, he was named to the Helms Foundation Little All-American team in his senior year, 1955. That same year he made the Associated Press Second Little All-American team, as the Kohawks were the undefeated Midwest Conference champions. In that championship year he led in passes received and in passing yardage. In his junior year he was named Most Valuable Player by his teammates. Mr. Cilek also played baseball at Coe as a senior and won selection on the All-Tournament team, as Coe took the 1956 conference title. He served as president of the Clan of C, a tribute to the high esteem in which he was held by his fellow athletes. Throughout his student career he was active in Air Force ROTC activities and he was commissioned in the Air Force on his graduation from Coe. He has made the military his career and is presently a major in the U.S. Air Force. Twenty years ago this fall Major Cilek played his last football game for Coe. Thus, it is appropriate tonight that we present George R. Cilek for induction into the Coe College Athletic Hall of Fame. In so doing, we recognize again his status as one of that small but significant handful of Coe athletic greats that have earned the designation All-American. October 17, 1975
