Gene Gibbons
September 23, 1929 - April 13, 2015
Wrestling coach at Cleveland John Marshall High School 24 years, producing state championship team in 1961 and 13 individual state champions. Named Amateur Wrestling News Coach of the Year in 1969.
NCAA and Big Ten champion at Michigan State University.
National AAU junior champion in 1948 and national AAU runner-up in 1949 and 1950.
Five-time Lake Erie AAU champion.
Charter member of Ohio High School Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Awards:
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Year
2012
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Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
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Chapter/Region
Ohio
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All American Awards:
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Season
1951
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School
Michigan State
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Tournament
Division I
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Weight
167
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Place
1
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Season
1950
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School
Michigan State
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Tournament
Division I
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Weight
165
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Place
3
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College Season Records:
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Season
1951
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School
Michigan State
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Class
Senior
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Bouts
16
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Wins
16
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Losses
0
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Ties
0
|
Falls
4
|
Win PCT.
100
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Place
1st
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Season
1950
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School
Michigan State
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Class
Junior
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Bouts
0
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Wins
0
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Losses
0
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Ties
0
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Falls
0
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Win PCT.
0
|
Place
3rd
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Season
1949
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School
Michigan State
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Class
Sophomore
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Bouts
0
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Wins
0
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Losses
0
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Ties
0
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Falls
0
|
Win PCT.
0
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Place
DNP
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Season
Career
|
Bouts
16
|
Wins
16
|
Losses
0
|
Ties
0
|
Falls
4
|
Win PCT.
100
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