George Christensen

George Washington Christensen (Tarzan) (December 13, 1909 – July 1, 1968) was an American football player and businessman. He played college football for the University of Oregon and professional football for the Portsmouth Spartans (1931-1933) and Detroit Lions (1934-1938). He later formed the Christensen Diamond Products Company, which became a publicly-traded company manufacturing industrial, drilling and military equipment with plants in Europe, Asia, South America and North America. Christensen was born in Pendleton, Oregon in 1909. He attended Pendleton Prep and Aberdeen Prep before enrolling at the University of Oregon. He played college football as a tackle for the Oregon Ducks from 1928 to 1930. At the end of the 1930 season,...