Distinguished Member
Distinguished Members can be a wrestler who has achieved extraordinary success in national and/or international competition; a coach who has demonstrated great leadership in the profession and who has compiled an outstanding record; or a contributor whose long-term activities have substantially enhanced the development and advancement of the sport.
Please note that a wrestler MUST have been retired from active competition for a period of five years to be eligible for consideration as a Distinguished Member.
Manuel Gorriaran
Year: 1985
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Wallace Johnson
Year: 1985
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Richard Voliva
Year: 1984
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Vince Zuaro
Year: 1984
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Lloyd Appleton
Year: 1983
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Robert Dellinger
Year: 1983
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Guy Lookabaugh
Year: 1983
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Peter Mehringer
Year: 1983
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Mike Milkovich
Year: 1983
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Wayne Baughman
Year: 1982
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Finn Eriksen
Year: 1982
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
William Kerslake
Year: 1982
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
George Martin
Year: 1982
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Wayne Wells
Year: 1982
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Shelby Wilson
Year: 1982
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Our Mission: To honor the sport of wrestling by preserving its history, recognizing extraordinary individual achievements, and inspiring future generations