On the LeRoy's Central School website the following statement is made about athletics, "The LeRoy Central Schools" interscholastic athletic program is built on a strong tradition of excellence and pride. Our student-athletes are held to a high standard both on and off the field to be the best they can be. Our coaches are dedicated and offer an outstanding opportunity for all of our student-athletes." This statement certainly epitomizes Robert Gately and the outstanding career that he has enjoyed at LeRoy. Bob became the head wrestling coach in 1975 and served in that capacity until 2008 and has since returned in 2014 as the assistant coach for his former wrestler, Zac Condidorio, who was a runner-up in the New York State Championships for Bob in 2005. During his 33 years as the varsity coach Bob Gately sported an impressive 365 - 82 win/loss record (82% winning percentage) in one of the strongest wrestling sections in the Empire State. One of the highlights of Bob's career was a decade of excellence (1981 to 1990) in which his teams won 10 consecutive Livingston County Athletic Association Tournament Team Championships which were part of the seventeen LCAA Championships that Bob's team had won during his tenure at LeRoy. In addition, Bob has coached 82 individual Livingston County League Champions and thirty-six Section V Class Champions. Jason Beaumont, one of coach Gately's former wrestlers stated, "A winning record is certainly an important gauge of a coach's success, but the true success is the knowledge that the student-athlete takes off the mat and applies to the real world after wrestling. Bob Gately taught me that hard work, dedication and respect for others are the necessary building blocks in life." Moreover, Bob has been responsible for the development of many outstanding wrestlers who participated in the NYS Championships - Steve Balsamo - 4th - 1993; Zac Condidorio - 2nd - 2005; Chad Condidorio - 3rd - 2007 to mention a few. Furthermore, to add to all his coaching accomplishments, Bob served as Section V Class Chairman for 19 years (1987-2006) and was selected as the Section V Class Coach of the Year in 1987, 1995 and 2002. In 2008, he was given the LeRoy HS Recognition Award for Contributions and Support to Student Athletes and was also LCAA Coach of the Year. Section V honored Coach Gately in 2014 by inducting him into their Hall of Fame, and in 2015 Bob was installed in the LCAA Wrestling Hall of Fame. Bob and his wife Shelly live in Byron, New York, and celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary this year. They are the proud parents of four children, Melissa, Jennifer, William and Steven. The Upstate New York Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame is honored and takes great pleasure in welcoming Bob to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for the Upstate New York Chapter.