One of the most dominant wrestlers of his era, Gerry Nisivoccia boasts a career that is the envy of high school and collegiate wrestlers. Having won the the New Jersey State Wrestling Championship twice in addition to the Donald Ringller Award for Most Outstanding Wrestler, Gerry was able to win Regionals as a sophomore. Just the tip of the iceberg, Gerry went on to win the New Jersey State Freestyle Championship three times and the Outstanding Wrestling Award in 1971. In addition to these honors, Gerry finished his high school wrestling career with a perfect (58-0) record which would remain for thirty years as well as receiving recognition from Amateur Wrestling News, the nation's most respected wrestling magazine, as an All-American High School Athlete. Gerry received a full scholarship to Rutgers University where he finished his college career with a record of (52-12-1) and a fifth place finish in the Eastern Collegiate Wrestling Tournament. It was at Rutgers that he was named team captain and awarded the Wilfred Can Wrestling Award as the 1975 season's most inspirational athlete. Upon completion of his amazing high school and college wrestling careers, Gerry began his career as a high school wrestling coach and physical education teacher at Westfield High School. He then moved to a teaching position at Elizabeth High School where he assumed the role of head coach for the wrestling team. Under his leadership, this inner-city school with no fan support or tradition would be transformed. Gerry's sixteen years as coach saw a myriad of accomplishments including thirteen years as Chairman of the Union County Wrestling Coaches Association, as many years as Union County Wrestling Tournament Director, thirteen years as the president of the NJ Wrestling Coaches Association for Region 3, ten years as the District-11 Coaches Representative, two years as vice president of the NJWCA, two years as a member of the Executive Committee of the NJ Coaches Association, and more. During his time at Elizabeth High School, he was named the Coach of the Year twice for the county and for the district, was given a Scotch Plains Wrestling Association Award for the outstanding contribution to Union County Wrestling, was the recipient of the Union County Coaches Association "100" Career Wins Award, was a NJ Wrestling Coaches Association Region-5 "Hall of Fame" Inductee, recipient of the Union County Coaches Association Ralph "Pug" Williams Award, and finished with a team record of (150-92-1). As if this wasn't enough, in 1999, Gerry began to teach and coach at Edison High School both assistant and head coaches for fifteen years. During his time as head coach, he earned many honors such as Home News Tribune Newspaper's Area "Coach of the Year", NJ Wrestling Officials Association: Central Chapter's "Wrestling Coach of the Year", for time District "Coach of the Year", ranked third by NJ Star Ledger as Top Wrestler of the 1970s, inducted into the NJ State Athletic Hall of Fame, received the NJ Wrestling Officials Association's Distinguished Service Award for thirty years of service, the Greater Middlesex County Wrestling Coaches Association's "Man of the Year" Award, was named wrestling "Coach of the Year" by NJ Wrestling Coaches Association Region 5, finished with a team record of (141-97-2), and a total career record of (291-189-3) after 31 amazing years of coaching. Following a 2003 stay in the hospital, Gerry emerged with a pacemaker and defibrillator to continue his coaching career. Unfortunately, following continued complications to both his heart and sight, Gerry was forced to retire from coaching in 2011. The fight for his life began the same year. After heart transplants and hospital states, Gerry finally received the perfect heart, ensuring that he would be visible at every NJ High School State Tournament, keeping his legacy alive and surrounded by well-wishers and friends.