George Maloof was a do-it-all athlete and student at Marist, playing four sports and taking the place of colonel for the Cadet Corps. In football, he made the All-State, All-Southern and prep All-American teams as an end and was named the most valuable prep lineman by the Atlanta Touchdown Club in 1947. He also made the first Wigwam All-American team, the lone Georgian to earn this honor. Maloof garnered a scholarship to play both football and baseball at Georgia Tech. His career as a Yellow Jacket would be best defined by the 11-0-1 1951 season. Against Georgia that year, Maloof scored four rushing touchdowns in the 48-6 win. In baseball, he was named to the All-SEC team twice as a third baseman. After graduating in 1952, Maloof served two years in the Air Force before returning to football as a coach. In 1958, he started the football program at St. Pius X where he would coach for 26 years, compiling a record of 168-82-12 with a 1968 state title. His sons Kevin and Keith would follow in his footsteps as long-time head coaches in Gwinnett County, and his grandson Tyler is currently the head coach at Lanier. Maloof passed away from cancer in 2009, but “George B. Maloof Stadium'' at St. Pius X still reigns today.
