Upstate New York Class of 2016

The Upstate New York Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame held its banquet on Sept. 18, 2016, at the Double Tree Hotel in East Syracuse, New York.

Front Row (L to R): Ursula Hurley (for her late husband Thomas Hurley).

Back Row (L to R): John Murray, James Carrier, Robert Zifchock, John Kopalek, Richard Morton, Charles Hughes, Robert Stulmaker and Bradford Hamer.

Hamer, Hughes, Hurley, Kopalek, Morton, Murray, Stulmaker and Zifchock were presented with the Lifetime Service to Wrestling award while Carrier received the Outstanding American award.

Not pictured are Liam Ollive, who received the Medal of Courage award, and John Drew, who was presented with the Stanbro Media award.

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