George Willig

Mountain climber

When George Willig, a toy maker from Brooklyn, used homemade climbing equipment to scale the World Trade Center on a windy March day in 1977, he expected to be arrested when he reached the top, and he was. Willig was eventuall fined $1.10. He gained some fame on "Wide World of Sports" by climbing mountains such as Widow's Peak.

EVENT

PLACE

POINTS

MONEY

EVENT WINS
1981 Men's Preliminary 1

8

5

$1,000

None
TOTALS  

5

$1,300

0


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