Dan Speasl is recognized for his years of dedication to the development of leadership and citizenship Indian people through the sport of Wrestling.

Coach Dan Speasl was a three time high school place winner in folkstyle, freestyle and Greco Roman from Lebanon high school. After high school, Dan went onto Southern Oregon College, where he was a three time NAIA All American. While coaching at Crater high school, he built one of the most competitive and dominant programs in the history of Oregon high school wrestling. During his tenure, Crater wrestlers have won 112 individual district titles, 121 individual state places, 10 individual state championships and an impressive six Oregon high school State team titles.

Dan is one of three founding members of the Crator foundation: an organization now responsible for awarding 130 scholarships to Crater HS graduating seniors in 2003. Since 2000, the Crator foundation has awarded a scholarship to every graduating senior who applied.

For his dedication and lasting influence on Wrestling, Dan Speasl is presented the National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s‘s “Lifetime Service to Wrestling” award for the class of 2004.