Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1994
- Class:
- 1955
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER:ย A 1951 graduate of Wadsworth Central High School in Wadsworth, OhioโฆLettered in football as a prepโฆSchool had no wrestling programโฆKSU CAREER:ย Won Mid-American Conference titles at 123 pounds for the Flashes in 1954 and 1955โฆPlaced fourth in the NCAA at 115 pounds in 1954 to earn All-America honorsโฆCaptured the prestigious 4-1 Championship at 115 pounds in 1955โฆPlaced third in the NEO AAU 115 pound class in 1953โฆReceived the Kent Booster Award in 1955โฆMember of the Industrial Arts Club, Sigma Theta Epsilon (where he served as president in 1954-55) and Epsilon Pi TauโฆReceived his bachelorโs degree in Industrial Arts in 1955 and his mastersโ degree 1960โฆPOST KSU CAREER:ย Won the AAU 115 pound championship in 1956โฆPlaced third in the 1957 AAU National Tournament at 114.5 pounds and won the 1957 Lake Erie AAU Championship at 115 poundsโฆPERSONAL:ย Born in Wadsworth, OhioโฆServed in the Ohio Air National GuardโฆRetired from Buffalo State UniversityโฆLife Member of the American Industrial Arts AssociationโฆMember of the Masonic LodgeโฆHe and his wife, Joyce, have three children; Darren, Denise, and Doug.
