Dale Slack is a 1979 graduate of Hurricane High School. While at Hurricane, he played football, ran track, and wrestled for Hall of Fame member Mike Ellis. Dale is a two-time state champion at 167 pounds, winning the title in 1978 and 1979. With a career record of 68 wins and only 9 losses, including an undefeated 25-0 record his senior year, Dale also holds the distinction of never being pinned in a match. After high school graduation, he was selected to the WV USA Wrestling All-Star team. The team wrestled in a freestyle tournament in Chicago and traveled to Berlin, Germany, for a 10 day wrestling exchange trip. Having been awarded a partial athletic scholarship, Dale attended Fairmont State College where he was a two-year starter and three-year letterman for the Falcon's football team. After completing a B.A. degree in Education in 1984, he earned his Masters of Arts Degree in Educational Administration from West Virginia College of Graduate Studies in Charleston. While at Fairmont State College, Dale began his career in wrestling officiating with the Central WV Wrestling Board under the direction of Mike Stalnaker. After graduation in 1984, he moved back to Hurricane to start his teaching career at Winfield Middle School. It was at this point that he also began his coaching career as head wrestling coach at Hurricane Middle School and joined the Kanawha Valley Wrestling Board under the direction of Hall of Fame member George Keeney. Dale enjoyed several coaching stints in WV, serving as head football coach at Winfield Middle School, as assistant football coach at Poca High School, and as assistant football coach at Hurricane High School. Dale officiated wrestling for 17 years and called matches in 123 state tournaments. He was selected as West Virginia Wrestling Official of the Year in 1997. Thirty-three years into his educational career, Dale now serves as Computer Curriculum Specialist for Putnam County Schools. He continues to be very involved with wrestling as a volunteer coach at Hurricane High School. Dale and his wife, Tiauna with their son Dylan reside in Cross Lanes.