Wayne Baughman
January 04, 1941 - February 16, 2022
As a high school wrestler, his best finish was third in the state. But Wayne Baughman went on to compete in 25 national tournaments and placed as low as third only twice!
He won 16 national championships, was runner-up seven times, and became the first athlete to win a national title in each of four recognized styles of wrestling - folkstyle, freestyle, Greco-Roman and Sombo.
At the University of Oklahoma, he sandwiched the 1962 NCAA crown between a pair of runner-up efforts. But during his career as an Air Force officer, his wrestling success soared to unparalleled heights.
He won five national championships in Freestyle, nine in Greco-Roman and one in Sombo. He won eight world-wide Air Force trophies and 15 Interservice titles. He captured the Freestyle gold medal in the Pan American Games of 1967 and was a member of three Olympic teams and eight World teams. He was a place winner in Olympic or World competition in all three international styles. He served as captain of two Olympic teams, coach of another, manager of yet another. Five times he coached U.S. wrestlers in the World Championships.
Through a combination of ability, determination and self discipline, Wayne Baughman reaped a rich harvest in the fields of wrestling. And throughout his career he worked with equal diligence to plow those same values back into the sport. He was largely responsible for keeping the U.S. Air Force active in wrestling, and he coached service teams in eight years of international competition before becoming head coach at the Air Force Academy in 1975.
As a wrestler and as a coach, he was an ambassador for the sport, visiting many junior and senior high schools to stress the importance of academics as a part of athletic success.
As an athlete of incredible achievement, as a sportsman in the full sense of the word, Richard Wayne Baughman is honored as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Awards:
Year
2012
|
Award
Alan and Gloria Rice Greco - Leadership Award
|
Chapter/Region
National
|
Year
1982
|
Award
Distinguished Member
|
Chapter/Region
National
|
All American Awards:
Season
1963
|
School
Oklahoma
|
Tournament
Division I
|
Weight
191
|
Place
2
|
Season
1962
|
School
Oklahoma
|
Tournament
Division I
|
Weight
191
|
Place
1
|
Season
1961
|
School
Oklahoma
|
Tournament
Division I
|
Weight
177
|
Place
2
|
College Season Records:
Season
1963
|
School
Oklahoma
|
Class
Senior
|
Bouts
21
|
Wins
20
|
Losses
1
|
Ties
0
|
Falls
8
|
Win PCT.
95.24
|
Place
2nd
|
Season
1962
|
School
Oklahoma
|
Class
Junior
|
Bouts
21
|
Wins
18
|
Losses
3
|
Ties
0
|
Falls
3
|
Win PCT.
85.71
|
Place
1st
|
Season
1961
|
School
Oklahoma
|
Class
Sophomore
|
Bouts
18
|
Wins
15
|
Losses
3
|
Ties
0
|
Falls
2
|
Win PCT.
83.33
|
Place
2nd
|
Season
Career
|
Bouts
60
|
Wins
53
|
Losses
7
|
Ties
0
|
Falls
13
|
Win PCT.
88.33
|
All Coaching Dual Records:
Season
2006
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
10
|
Wins
2
|
Losses
8
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
20
|
Season
2005
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
12
|
Wins
5
|
Losses
7
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
41.67
|
Season
2004
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
10
|
Wins
3
|
Losses
7
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
30
|
Season
2003
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
8
|
Wins
6
|
Losses
2
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
75
|
Season
2002
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
14
|
Wins
11
|
Losses
3
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
78.57
|
Season
2001
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
9
|
Wins
7
|
Losses
2
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
77.78
|
Season
2000
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
13
|
Wins
7
|
Losses
6
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
53.85
|
Season
1999
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
13
|
Wins
5
|
Losses
7
|
Ties
1
|
Win PCT.
38.46
|
Season
1998
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
10
|
Wins
8
|
Losses
2
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
80
|
Season
1997
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
9
|
Wins
5
|
Losses
4
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
55.56
|
Season
1996
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
9
|
Wins
6
|
Losses
3
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
66.67
|
Season
1995
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
9
|
Wins
8
|
Losses
1
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
88.89
|
Season
1994
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
10
|
Wins
8
|
Losses
2
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
80
|
Season
1993
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
11
|
Wins
10
|
Losses
1
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
90.91
|
Season
1992
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
10
|
Wins
6
|
Losses
3
|
Ties
1
|
Win PCT.
60
|
Season
1991
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
13
|
Wins
10
|
Losses
3
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
76.92
|
Season
1990
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
11
|
Wins
4
|
Losses
6
|
Ties
1
|
Win PCT.
36.36
|
Season
1989
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
14
|
Wins
7
|
Losses
7
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
50
|
Season
1984
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
15
|
Wins
12
|
Losses
3
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
80
|
Season
1983
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
14
|
Wins
6
|
Losses
8
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
42.86
|
Season
1982
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
19
|
Wins
6
|
Losses
13
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
31.58
|
Season
1981
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
13
|
Wins
7
|
Losses
6
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
53.85
|
Season
1980
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
20
|
Wins
13
|
Losses
7
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
65
|
Season
1979
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
9
|
Wins
5
|
Losses
4
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
55.56
|
Season
1978
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
13
|
Wins
6
|
Losses
6
|
Ties
1
|
Win PCT.
46.15
|
Season
1977
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
10
|
Wins
3
|
Losses
7
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
30
|
Season
1976
|
School
Air Force
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
13
|
Wins
7
|
Losses
6
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
53.85
|
Season
Career
|
Duals
321
|
Wins
183
|
Losses
134
|
Ties
4
|
Win PCT.
57.01
|
All Rankings:
Season
1963
|
Rank Date
02/20/1963
|
Weight
191
|
Rank
1
|
School
Oklahoma
|
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