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.
Frank Lewis
Year: 1979
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Joe McDaniel
Year: 1979
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Charlie Speidel
Year: 1979
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Keith Young
Year: 1979
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Glen Brand
Year: 1978
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Ross Flood
Year: 1978
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Stanley Henson
Year: 1978
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Harold Nichols
Year: 1978
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Robin Reed
Year: 1978
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
E. Gray Simons
Year: 1978
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
William Smith
Year: 1978
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Jess Hoke
Year: 1977
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Paul Keen
Year: 1977
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
William Koll
Year: 1977
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Gerald Leeman
Year: 1977
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