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.
Russell Vis
Year: 1977
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Henry Wittenberg
Year: 1977
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Raymond Clapp
Year: 1976
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Fendley Collins
Year: 1976
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Tommy Evans
Year: 1976
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Edward Gallagher
Year: 1976
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Art Griffith
Year: 1976
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Danny Hodge
Year: 1976
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Clifford Keen
Year: 1976
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Dave McCuskey
Year: 1976
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
George Mehnert
Year: 1976
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Hugo Otopalik
Year: 1976
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Rex Peery
Year: 1976
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Myron Roderick
Year: 1976
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Billy Sheridan
Year: 1976
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