A native of Kiev, Russia, George Myerson came to Boston's South End with his family in 1903. He picked up wrestling as a teenager in the local Young Men's Christian Union and went on to leave a remarkable legacy in the New England wrestling scene.

Shortly after learning to wrestle in the 1910s, Myerson began winning numerous amateur tournaments and was part of a Union team that dominated the region's amateur scene during those years. In an era when wrestlers could enter more than one weight class, Myerson once won three weight classes in a single tournament. Myerson won the New England AAU championship for many years before competing in the National AAU Championships in 1923. He finished as the runner-up at 145 pounds to eventual Olympic gold medalist and world champion Russell Vis.

Upon returning to Boston, Myerson turned professional and became coach of the Union team. He went on to become a salesman by profession, but volunteered countless hours building up the sport he loved in New England. He was appointed New England AAU chairman for wrestling, and for four decades, he oversaw the development of dozens of New England champions.

During World War Il, Myerson directed local colleges' programs when their coaches were called into service. He spent two years at Harvard and two at Tufts, coaching the varsity teams and training all cadets in basic wrestling as part of their basic physical education program.

By the time of his retirement in the 1960s, Myerson had touched the lives of countless young men both on and off the mat. He coached Massachusetts Wrestling Hall of Fame members Louis Andrews and Jim Peckham, as well as the 1945 MIT team, which was the school's only team to ever win the New England Intercollegiate Championships. Myerson was known for his tremendous patience and fairness, devoting equal attention to the most and least skilled wrestlers.

A masterful teacher who emphasized the basics along with the motto "You have to earn the right to win," George Myerson passed away in 1982, but is remembered by all who knew him and benefitted from his coaching, care, and tremendous character.