George Atanasoff - Class of 2010

(Caspian)

A U.P.  champion Golden Gloves boxer in 1948-49, George Atanasoff found his niche as a rifle marksman in the U.S.  Army.  After leaving the service, he performed at state fairs and large shows with numerous celebrities through the 1950s and 1960s.  His shooting exhibitions included rifles, pistols and shotguns.  He won 62 individual and team championships over several decades and made numerous national TV appearances and shot professionally until sidelined by an accident in 1973.  He died in 1996.