The New Jersey Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, Stillwater, Oklahoma, is preparing to induct 6 new members into its prestigious Hall on Sunday, September 20, at the Westin Hotel in Princeton, New Jersey. Lifetime Service to Wrestling Awards will be presented that day in a banquet setting to: Chester “Chet” Dalgewicz, Michael J. Buggey, William J. Burke Jr., Richard Iacono, and John Semar. Frank Mosier will be presented with the Outstanding American Award.

Chet Dalgewicz, was a former assistant coach at Princeton University for 22 years under Hall of Famer John Johnston. Chet wrestled at East Stroudsburg University where he was an All-American placing 5th at the 1966 NCAA Wrestling Championships. After retiring from coaching, he assumed the position of Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance and Athletic Support at Rider University. He is a former EIWOA, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey wrestling official.

Mike Buggey was a very successful high school wrestling coach at South Plainfield High School where his teams amassed a number of team titles, as well as coaching 76 individual champions at various levels of county thru state competition. Mike was awarded Coach of the Year status with consistency, and after concluding his coaching career, he enjoyed additional rewards while serving as the Director of Athletics at South Plainfield High School for 17 years retiring in 2011.

William Burke initiated wrestling as a club at Morris Hills High School in 1955, and when varsity status was achieved in 1958, Bill enjoyed a career which later spanned 14 years of coaching highlighted by 85 wins in a competitive Morris County. Bill was also awarded the prestigious Harry Lake Award in 1976 for his contributions to New Jersey Wrestling.

Rick Iacono began his coaching career as an assistant coach in 1971 at the Rutgers Preparatory School, and later assumed Head Coaching positions at Jonathan Dayton Regional, Middlesex, and Governor Livingston High Schools, retiring in 2013. A true student of the sport of wrestling, he learned his craft while attending a variety of coaching clinics to complement his formal wrestling experiences while in high school and college. He was awarded multiple Coach of the Year Honors, and he also corroborated his coaching skills with many years of officiating high school and AAU Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling.

John Semar was recognized as New Jersey State Wrestling Coach of the Year in 1987 while serving as Head Coach at Cherry Hill West High School. An inductee into the South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2001, John’s teams enjoyed success at all levels of competition. John has also demonstrated his leadership skills in the sport having served as President of Region 7, and he was the co-founder of the Grapevine Youth Wrestling League which flourishes to this day.

Frank Mosier can be recognized as one of the co-founders of the New Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame in the year 2000, later serving as the chapter’s president for nine years. A very successful high school wrestler, he then wrestled at Moorhead State University in Minnesota where he helped his team garner national recognition at the NAIA Championships in 1964. Frank’s contributions to the New Jersey Hall of Fame are nothing short of “pioneer” status, and after 15 years of success as a chapter, much of that can be realized as a result of Frank Mosier’s involvement.

These six inductees will join a celebrated gallery of 14 previously inducted classes of contributors to the sport of wrestling in New Jersey, and beyond. Information about the banquet in September will be forthcoming on this web page, but for the time being, you certainly can reserve Sunday, September 20, at 1 PM, at the Westin Hotel for the place to be as we honor yet another group of individuals proud to be inducted into the New Jersey Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, Class of 2015.