Ferlic, George
George Ferlic
George Ferlic attended Admiral King High School from 1962 to 1965. His football coaches described him as a “rugged competitor who loves contact.” George’s size and versatility allowed the coaches to use him at defensive tackle, offensive center, middle guard and long snapper. He was his team’s work horse. George has been described as hardworking, loyal, determined and selfless. This was true of George on the field and remains true of him off the field. In all areas of his life, George strives to be the best he’s capable of being, always putting in the extra time and putting others before himself.
During his senior high school football season Coach Risen said this about George, “After getting his block on the line of scrimmage, he would go down field and get another block, sometimes even a third. I didn’t know how good a game Ferlic played until after I saw the movies.” George received All-Ohio Second Team Offense honors along with All-Buckeye Conference First Team Offense, Associated Press “AA” Second Team Offense, and Buckeye Conference All-Star Team (only awarded to two players from Admiral King). He was named to The Plain Dealer “Dream Team” and was named an Outstanding Gridder by the AMVETS Post 47 (recognizing only four football stars from the area). He continued his football career at the NCAA Division I University of Dayton.
Not only did George make an impact on the football field, he was a force to be reckoned with on the basketball court. As a junior, he led his team in scoring and rebounding with 241 points and 151 rebounds in 18 games. Shortly after the start of his senior season, George stretched his consecutive free throw streak to 15. This accomplishment remained in AKHS record books for decades. Little do people know that George held his own shooting practice every day. His home garage hoop had been broken twice. When his father soldered the hoop, George insisted a few inches of iron be removed to decrease the hoop’s circumference. The basketball just fit through. Not only did Ferlic hold the record for consecutive free throws, he would go on to score more free throws than anyone in the Buckeye Conference his senior year. George was a proud member of a very accomplished team, the 17-7 Admirals who advanced to the Sweet 16.
Along with his athletic accolades, George was involved in National Honor Society, was consistently named to the Honor Roll and was one of eight seniors recognized for outstanding service to the school. George was nominated by his classmates as “Best All Around” alongside his future wife, Laureen (Sekular) Ferlic, whom he currently has been married to for 51 years. George graduated from the University of Dayton with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Upon graduating, he started his management career of 33 years with US Steel in Lorain. George’s drive continued throughout his working life. It was not uncharacteristic of him to hold more than a full-time job. In addition to US Steel, George assisted his parents with their printing business and held side jobs doing electrical work. He served as a diehard fan of and strength/conditioning coach for his two daughters and
fellow LSHOF enshrines, Marin Waynar and Meredith Bingham. At the end of the day, George is a loving and humble man with grit who attributes his success to God, teammates, coaches, family and supporters in his community.
