John Kalvelage was a two-time All-American wrestler for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga from 1972-76, finishing third at NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships at 134 pounds in both 1975 and 1976.

When Kalvelage graduated in 1976, his .873 winning percentage was fourth on the Mocs’ all-time list. His career mark of 77-15 is still in the top-10 (9th) for winning percentages at UTC.

Three times during his career the Mocs placed in the Top-15 at the NCAA Division II Tournament, tying for 14th in 1974, placing third in 1975 and finishing second in 1976.

He grew up as one of nine children in Atlanta, graduating from Lakeside High School in 1971 and studying economics at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Kalvelage was a successful salesman with Samuel’s Products early in his career and found pharmaceutical sales to be his calling. He started Kelestan Packaging, a pharmaceutical supply company, which is still a family-owned and operated business.

He also was the inventor of a patented blister-pack medication system and founder and CEO of Medicine-On-Time. Medicine-On-Time provided life-saving technology that changed the way people take their medications.

In his last endeavor, Kalvelage owned and operated an amusement park called Butts Mill Farm in Pine Mountain, Georgia. He had a love and appreciation for cars, old and new, and built a museum to house his collection at Butts Mill Farm.