Distinguished Member
Distinguished Members can be a wrestler who has achieved extraordinary success in national and/or international competition; a coach who has demonstrated great leadership in the profession and who has compiled an outstanding record; or a contributor whose long-term activities have substantially enhanced the development and advancement of the sport.
Please note that a wrestler MUST have been retired from active competition for a period of five years to be eligible for consideration as a Distinguished Member.
David Arndt
Year: 1981
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Conrad Caldwell
Year: 1981
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Lowell Lange
Year: 1981
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Robert Pearce
Year: 1981
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Arnold Umbach
Year: 1981
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Dan Gable
Year: 1980
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
William Martin
Year: 1980
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
William J. Nelson
Year: 1980
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Ed Peery
Year: 1980
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Hugh Peery
Year: 1980
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Robert S. Siddens
Year: 1980
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Dale Thomas
Year: 1980
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Yojiro Uetake Obata
Year: 1980
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Doug Blubaugh
Year: 1979
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Albert deFerrari
Year: 1979
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Our Mission: To honor the sport of wrestling by preserving its history, recognizing extraordinary individual achievements, and inspiring future generations