Colgate University Athletics

George Akerstrom was a center on the Colgate football team, where he earned a varsity letter in 1934. His outstanding play in his senior year earned him a trip to the 1935 East-West Shrine Game. He also was a member of the Colgate hockey team and lettered for the Red Raiders in 1933-34. Later, Akerstrom became a long time and respected hockey coach at Kimball Union Academy. It was there that he received the John Mariucci Award from the American Hockey Coaches Association -- given to the secondary school hockey coach who best exemplifies the spirit, dedication and enthusiasm of the "Godfather of U.S. Hockey."