From Hall of Honor press release dated Oct. 9, 2002:

George Winkhouse won eight letters in football and baseball at Wittenberg, and he was a team captain for both teams as a senior. A native of Springfield and an All-Ohio football standout at Springfield High School, Winkhouse served his country in World War II, surviving a kamakazi attack on his navy destroyer in the Pacific. After his discharge in 1946, Winkhouse spent four years at Wittenberg, excelling on offense and defense for the football team, and as a catcher for the baseball team. After graduation, he worked as a teacher, coach and administrator in the Fairborn City School District, coached baseball for 24 years in the Springfield Babe Ruth League and was elected to the Clark County Baseball Hall of Fame and Miami Valley Coaches Hall of Fame. In addition, he served as an assistant baseball coach at Wittenberg for five years after his retirement.

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