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Johnny Weissmuller was a champion swimmer and motion picture hero, best known as the star of a dozen Tarzan films produced for MGM and RKO from 1932 to 1948. Earlier, he won fame as a swimmer by developing the American crawl, setting 67 world records, and winning five gold medals in the 1924 and 1928 Olympics. He lived in Windber as a child before his family moved to Chicago and returned there for special visits in later years.
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