George Savitsky, a 1991 College Football Hall of Fame inductee from Pennsylvania, passed away Tuesday, September 4. He was 88.

Savitsky was just a freshman when he was named an All-American by the Newspaper Enterprise Association in 1944. He was also a consensus All-American as a sophomore in 1945, and made the Football Writers Association of America's All-America teams in 1946 and 1947. He was the first player to post four All-America seasons since 1901. Savitsky was also the only player to play in the East-West Shrine Game three times, is a member of the all-time Shrine team.

A Camden, N.J., native, Savitsky spent two years in the Marines before attending the University of Pennsylvania. Savitsky was also a shot putter on the Quakers' track team, a member of the wrestling team and a manger on the basketball team. He also played the bass violin in the school orchestra and acted in three plays. 

After completing his college career, Savitsky played two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, helping the squad to the 1948 and 1949 NFL titles. He left pro football at the age of 25 and enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania's School of Dental Medicine. He became a dentist and oral surgeon in Haddonfield, N.J. until his retirement in 1990. 

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