Andy DiSabato '74

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