Coach Billings wrestled three years in high school at Estherville and four years at Winona State University in Winona, MN, where he earned his undergraduate degree in 1972. His professional journey started at Central Clinton, DeWitt where he taught and coached football and wrestling for six seasons. He then spent one year at Dallas Center-Grimes before moving to Belle Plaine, where he was the head wrestling coach for 18 seasons before moving into administration at North Cedar, Stanwood. Throughout his career he has been commended for the excellence he inspires in young people in the classroom or in athletics and the high standard of success he hold. Himself. For starters his teams won 213 dual meets and posted a 77.74 winning percentage. At Belle Plaine his teams produced a 147-67-4 record. Six times his teams finished in the top 10 of the Traditional State Tournament. He coached 122 state qualifiers with 57 state meet place winners and seven champions. He is a former Class 1A State Coach-of-the-Year, was active in the IWCOA in leadership roles, sewed on the IHSAA Wrestling Advisory Board, an active clinician, and was the first Iowan to be honored at the USA National Junior Person-of-the-Year in 2000. He was inducted in the IHSAA Hall of Fame in 2003. Mr. Billings coached the 1994 Iowa Cadet Team on their tour of Turkey and in 2007 was the team leader for the USA Junior World Team at the World Championships in China. He is also a highly sought official having worked the Olympic Trials and numerous national tournaments. His "paying it forward impact" is seen in that 15 of his former athletes are now coaches. As a principal at North Cedar he was a volunteer coach and helped with the development of individuals like Matt Fields a former State Champion, Jr. National Champion and an NCAA All-American. Even now in retirement he continues to stay involved in the sport, Living in South Carolina he has been a volunteer coach at Seneca High School and highly established West Oak High School in Westminster, SC.