St. Francis DeSales Athletic Hall of Fame
Class of 2025 - Wrestling
Stallion Profile:
1974 (Senior)
Wrestling USA Magazine High School All-American
1974 Class A-AA 138 Pound State Champion
Class A-AA 138 Pound Sectional and Central District Champion
Central Catholic League Champion
Sideliners Wrestler of the Year
Finished 33-0
Team Captain of the 1974 Class A-AA State Championship Wrestling Team
1973 (Junior)
Finished 4th in his weight class at the 1973 Class A-AA Wrestling State Tournament
Ohio State Profile:
1977 NCAA All-American
Finished 3rd at the 1977 NCAA Wrestling Championship at 142 Pounds
Three-time NCAA Wrestling Tournament Qualifier (1976, 1977, 1979)
Led the Buckeyes in the 1976-77 season with 26 wins
Led the Buckeyes in the 1978-79 season with 23 wins
142 Pound Runner-up at the 1976 Big Ten Wrestling Championships
Two-time Team Captain (1977, 1979)
Four-year lettewinner (1976 - 1979)
coahing Profile:
Began coaching career at The Ohio State University
Spent 25 seasons as head wrestling coach at Grandview Heights High School
Inducted into the Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2007
Received the Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, Ohio Chapter in 2016