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George Kulhowvick

  • Class
    1971
  • Induction
    1991
  • Sport(s)
    Football
George S. Kulhowvick established himself as one of the most outstanding football players in Norwich University History. During his three-year varsity career at Norwich, George equaled or eclipsed numerous offensive records. 
In his junior year, "Big George" scored 16 touchdowns to finish second in New England and sixth in the nation. He became the first player to tie Walt Domina's season touchdown record of 16 set in 1940, and his two-year total of 24 touchdowns and 146 points surpassed the career mark of Dom Passalacqua between 1952 and 1954. His 34 career touchdowns rank him among the all-time leaders in scoring at Norwich. Hardly a one dimensional player, in spite of leading Norwich in rushing during his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons, George led his team with 25 receptions for 231 yards during his senior year. He was an exceptional "second effort" runner who's exploits earned him a spot of the weekly ECAC Division II All-East team three times and the U.P.I. All-New England 2nd team in 1969 and 1970. He was also named co-winner of his team's "Most Valuable Player" award after his senior season.
In 1970, George led Norwich to its finest season in thirty years. Playing under Coach Joe Sabol, the Cadets were 7-1 and vied for the small college title in New England. In all, during George's three seasons as the cadets' offensive leader, they won 18 games, lost only 5 and tied 1. it ties the mark set by Brad Sibley's teams in 1939, '40, and '41 as the best three-year mark in the history of Norwich football. 
George graduated from Torrington (Conn.( High School in 1967. He earned his B.S. in Physical Education with a minor in History from Norwich in 1971 and his M.A. in Education from Castleton State. During his four year at Norwich, he coached junior varsity basketball at Northfield High School and was the Secretary of the Varsity Club. 
Upon graduating from Norwich, George joined the faculty of Middlebury High School where he taught social studies and coached a variety of sports. in 1979 he was named Assistant Coach for the Vermont-New Hampshire Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl, and in 1988 he became head coach of the Midddlebury High School football team. 
Among his most distinctive honors, George was named Outstanding Vermont Teacher in 1984 by the University of Vermont College of Education. He is also a member of the Northern Vermont Athletic Code of Ethics Committee and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Public Schools Evaluating Committee. He is currently Associate Principal of Middlebury Union Junior High School.
George and his wife, Linda, who is also a Norwich graduate and teaches Kindergarten in New Haven, Vermont, currently reside in Weybridge, Vermont, with their 6-year old son, Ryan.
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