College of Education & Human Services

George Hermann Western Illinois Senior Olympics

Friday and Saturday, April 26-27, 2024

All day event

Western Illinois University

The George Hermann Western Illinois Senior Olympics cordially invites you to participate in the 42nd Annual
Senior Olympics to be held in Macomb, Illinois on Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27, 2024. George
Hermann founded the Western Illinois Senior Olympics in Fall 1980, organized the first regional games in
Spring 1981, and served as the state coordinator for the Illinois Regional Senior Olympics for 23 years. George
assisted with and participated in the Western Illinois Senior Olympics every chance he could and will be fondly
missed at the games. WIU and the Senior Olympics committee renamed the games in his honor in 2020.