·        Married 47 years to Donna

·        2 Boys, Joe (46), Pat(42) and Clint(40)

·        6 Granddaughters, Madeline, Lilie, Noel, Kimora, Sophia and Lyla

·        3 Grandsons, Sam , Sam and Max

·        3 Great Grandchildren, Reagon, Howie and Frankie

·        Started Wrestling in 1972 in 8th Grade – 2nd AAU Nationals Freestyle/1st AAU Nationals Greco

·        4 year Letterman HS Varsity Football

·        4 year Letterman HS Varsity Wrestling

·        Varsity Letterman HS Varsity Track & Field as a Freshman

·        Member – Rhino Wrestling Club

·        1x MHSAA State Champion at Madison High School

·        4x MHSAA State Qualifier at Madison High School

·        2x 3rd @ MHSAA State at Madison High School

·        1976 Graduate with honors from Madison High School

·        USA Wrestling Federation Junior National All-American 1974

·        All Conference Football 1973, ‘74 & ‘75 (Conference Captain)

·        Honorable Mention All State Football 1974

·        All Area Football 1974 & 75

·        All County Football 1974 & 1975

·        All State Football 1975

·        Attended and Wrestled at Northern Michigan University

·        Wayne State Univ.

·        Macomb County Community College

·        Head Coach at Royal Oak Dondero HS 1980-89  - Dual Meet Record 95-91

·        Coach at Utica Hawks Wrestling Club 1987-1989

·        Coach at Goodrich WC 1989-1990

·        Head Coach at Clarkston WC 1990-1992

·        Head Coach at Clarkston HS 1992-2003 -  Dual Meet Record 211-53

·        Coached 9 Individual MHSAA State Championships – Jerry Anderson 1993, Joe DeGain 1996, AJ Grant           1998/9, Pat DeGain 1998/9, Ryan L’Amoreaux 1999, Clint DeGain 2002, Tony LaJoie 2003

·        6 Individual State Runner-ups, PJ Vandermeer 1995, Jeremy Lafferty 1996, Andy Auten 1999, Clint DeGain 2000 & 2003, John Langdon 2003

·        34 Individual MHSAA All Staters

·        58 Individual MHSAA State Qualifiers

·        29 Individual County Champions

·        25 Individual USAW & High School All Americans

·        1 Individual USAW Cadet World Freestyle Silver Medalist

·        10 Individual NCAA D1 National Qualifiers

·        3 Individual NCAA D1 All Americans – AJ Grant UM 2x, Pat DeGain IU

·        1 NJUCO National Champion – Ryan L’Amoreaux Muskegon CC

·        1 Midlands Champion - Pat DeGain IU

·        2 Cadet Greco National Champions – Braden L’Amoreaux, AJ Grant

·        3 USAW Cadet World Team Members – Pat DeGain, Joe DeGain 2x

·        MWA Member 20 years

·        1 USAW FILA Espoir World Team Member – Joe DeGain UM

·        5 Team Oakland County Championships

·        8 Team Conference Championships

·        12 Team District Championships

·        3 Team Regional Championships/Team State Finals Qualifiers

·        2 Team State Semi-Finalists

·        1 Team State Runner-up 1995

·        President of the Oakland County Coaches Association 1995-1997

·        Oakland County Tournament Director 1996-2006

·        Michigan USAW Team Leader/Coach for Schoolboy, Cadets and Juniors 1992-1998

·        Michigan USAW Head Coach for Schoolboy, Cadets, Juniors and Girls 1998-2003

·        County, Regional and State MWA Class A Coach of the Year 1995

·        Board of Directors, National Wrestling Hall of Fame - Michigan Chapter 2016 – 2022

·        President, National Wrestling Hall of Fame – Michigan Chapter 2017 – 2022

·        Advisory Board of Directors, National Wrestling Hall of Fame – Michigan Chapter 2022-Current