A two-time state qualifier at Libertyville High School, Dale Eggert placed second in the championships as a senior in 1974.

Named the school's Outstanding Senior Athlete, he competed in football, wrestling and baseball and was named to the all-conference baseball team twice as a third baseman.

Dale was also active in Greco-Roman and freestyle competition, placing in five Junior State Greco-Roman or Junior State Freestyle tournaments and earning a Greco-Roman bronze medal and All-American honors in 1974 at the Junior Nationals.

He continued his wrestling career at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale. Named the team's Most Valuable Wrestler as a senior, he graduated with a degree in health education.

Dale then returned to Libertyville High as a teacher/coach, serving as an assistant wrestling coach for nine years. In 1987, he was named the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Assistant Coach of the Year.

Dale began his head coaching tenure at his high school alma mater in 1988. After 33 years of teaching, he retired from the classroom but stayed on as head wrestling coach, starting his 29th year this season.

His teams have won 522 dual meets, 20 regional titles and 16 conference titles and have qualified for the Dual Team State Tournament six times, placing fourth in 2008. He has coached 94 state qualifiers, 25 place-winners and one state champion.

Dale also coached football, soccer, baseball, and softball at Libertyville and he has been the faculty sponsor for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes since 1996.

After college Dale continued to wrestle competitively. He competed in the Prairie State Games from 1984 to 1998, winning 14 gold medals, three silvers and one bronze, and in 1994, he was named Prairie State Games Athlete of the Year. He also wrestled in 14 Midlands Championships after graduating from college and placed seventh in the prestigious tournament at age 40.

For more than a decade he has volunteered as a table worker at the Midlands.

Dale was inducted into the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Hall of Fame in 2000, the Prairie State Games Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Lake County High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.

He was selected as an Illinois High School Association State Tournament Grand Marshal in 2014.

He was also named Libertyville High School's Teacher of the Year in 2007 and honored with an Alumni Achievement Award in 2014.

He also serves on the board of the Illinois Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.