Gregory Henning
Greg Henning, of Tuttle, spent one year as Assistant Coach at the University of Central Oklahoma before moving to a head coaching job at Sallisaw High School in 1979.
He remained there until 1982 when he became the head coach at Stillwell High School.
In 1985, he made the move to Tuttle High School where he is still coaching.
Five times his teams were crowned state champions and five times they were runners-up. His teams won 14 district championships, six academic state championships, nine regional championships and were second three times at the Dual State Championships.
During his outstanding coaching career, Henning was named Coach of the Year in the competing class six times.
In 1990 and 2003 he was named Coach of the Year in all classes. He was also named Little All-City Coach of the Year.
Henning officiated for scholastic matches at every level, elementary through college, as well as freestyle and Greco-Roman matches.
He served as State Cultural Exchange Director, taking teams to Japan and Europe. He also helped host and organize the visits of national teams from West Germany, New Zealand and Japan.
Awards:
Year
2004
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Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
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Chapter/Region
Oklahoma
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