Dr. Frank Oliveri was a very successful high school wrestler at East High School in Rochester. He was one of the nine city wrestlers out of 12 weight classes to win at the 1962 Sectionals. This success continued into college at Bowling Green University where he had a stellar wrestling career until a shoulder injury cut short his competition. In his senior year he took over coaching duties and led the Bowling Green team to a Mid-America Conference Championship. He continues serving as a successful assistant coach for the 1967-68 season as well. Dr. Frank Oliveri was an educator for 35 years with the Rochester Schools (3 years) and the Rush-Henrietta school district (32 years). He was a counselor, a language teacher, a history teacher, a physical education teacher and a coach. During his many years of serving as an educator he also assumed many different coaching duties and made many contributions to the sport of wrestling. Frank's involvement in wrestling since his college days has had a tremendous impact. He trained with many nationally and internationally recognized coaches and wrestlers and became an expert in the Russian training methods, having made many trips to the Soviet Union. He donated his NCAA Championship films (1968-1988) to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame archives and has worked as a clinician at numerous wrestling camps throughout his illustrious career. From 1968-1980 Frank served as head wrestling coach at the University of Rochester and never had a losing season. From 1970-1980 he coached the Rochester Police Department Wrestling Club. In addition, Dr. Oliveri started a wrestling program in 1968 at Carter Street Recreation in Rochester for high school students, which he ran until 1986. This program is known to have produced some of the best and most accomplished wrestlers that ever came out of Section V. Furthermore, he organized many wrestling cultural exchanges with the Soviet Union, Poland, Iran and Japan which enabled local wrestlers the opportunities to train, learn and compete abroad against outstanding athletes. Dr. Oliveri also has been instrumental in establishing a scholarship fund in Section V that provides five scholarships each year to graduating seniors. He also served as a volunteer assistant and consultant at the Rush-Henrietta High School from 1971-2001. Many people have recognized the accomplishment of Dr. Frank Oliveri. He was inducted into the National Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame in 2009. In 2010 he was inducted into the New York State Section V Wrestling Hall of Fame, and he was inducted into the Rochester City-Catholic Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2011. In 2009 Frank came out of retirement and got back into coaching in Pace, Florida, on the panhandle of Florida. The program has experienced much success. He also is involved in the "Beat the Streets" program in the panhandle. Frank and his wife, Ginny, presently reside in Pace, Florida. They have two grown children, Christopher, 41 and Nicole, 33. Frank has maintained his passion for wrestling and continues to share his knowledge of the sport. He is an inspiration to many young wrestlers and coaches throughout the country.It is with much honor that the New York Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame is pleased to recognize the accomplishments of Dr. Frank P. Oliveri by inducting him into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.