While most of the world will remember William James Myers as pro wrestler George "The Animal" Steele, Madison District Public Schools is aiming to make sure his legacy as an educator and coach is just as cemented.

The school district announced the creation of the Jim Myers Kindergarten to College Fund on its Facebook page with a video.

The Jim Myers K2C Fund Every child deserves an opportunity to go to college or have a career...Madison Schools is doing something about it. Watch this video to see how you can be involved in ensuring all students go from Kindergarten to a lifetime of success with the Jim Myers K2C Fund! Posted by Madison District Public Schools on Thursday, April 27, 2017

Steele died at the age of 79 on Feb. 17.

He was a Detroit native and Madison Heights High School teacher who coached wrestling, football and track in Madison Heights and held a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University and a master's from Central Michigan University.

He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1995, and the Michigan High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1996. In 2012, Madison Heights named its football field Jim Myers Stadium for his 25 years of coaching football, track and wrestling at the school.

As for the Jim Myers K2C Fund, the school reports in the video that it will act as a children's savings account. Randy Speck, the district's superintendent, said that the fund will honor Steele's legacy and commitment to Madison Heights.

The fund will start in kindergarten as each children's savings account will start with $100. Families can contribute to the account, and the school district will add additional money each year.

Steele first appeared in Detroit-area wrestling promotions in the late 1960s while still teaching high school. He wrestled with a mask under the ring name "The Student" to protect his real identity.

His first taste of the WWE -- then the WWWF -- came in 1967, when he locked up with then-champion Bruno Sammartino. While he never tasted the WWE's top championship, Steele had his fair share of memorable sports entertainment moments.

Wrestling fans of the 1980s will have a hard time forgetting watching Steele lumber around the ring with his famous green tongue and "taste" for turnbuckles.

As a villain, Steele came close to beating the likes of Sammartino, Pedro Morales and Bob Backland for the championship. While his in-ring accomplishments with the WWE are nothing to scoff at, Steele might be most remembered for his role in the WrestleMania III match between "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat in 1987 at the Pontiac Silverdome.

Steele, at that point seen by fans as a hero rather than a villain, helped Steamboat win the WWE Intercontinental Championship by pushing Savage off the ropes and stealing the ring bell from the hands of the Macho Man.