Johnny Weissmuller Buster Crabbe. In a total of 12 Tarzan films, Weissmuller earned an estimated $2,000,000 and established himself as what many movie historians consider the definitive Tarzan. Although not the first Tarzan in movies (that was Elmo Lincoln), he was the first to be associated with the now traditional ululating, yodeling Tarzan yell. During an appearance on television's "The Mike Douglas Show" in the 1970s, Weissmuller explained how the famous yell was created. Recordings of three vocalists were spliced together to get the effecta soprano, an alto and a hog caller. Edgar Rice Burroughs himself paid oblique tribute to Weissmuller's powerful
Jim Ellis (swimming coach) the Marcus Foster pool has sent swimmers to the swimming trials for every U.S. Olympic team since 1992. In May 2007, Ellis received the President's Award from the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Since 2010, Ellis has been the coach of the Salvation Army Kroc Aquatics (SAKA) program located in the Salvation Army's Philadelphia-based Kroc Center. Ellis graduated from Westinghouse High School of Pittsburgh Public Schools in Pennsylvania. His name is on the Westinghouse High School Wall of Fame. Jim Ellis (swimming coach) James Ellis (born 1948) is an American swim coach and subject of the feature film "Pride". In