A graduate of Central Michigan University with a B. S. degree in Education and an M. A. degree in Athletic Administration, Coach Ron Gaffner has amassed over thirty six years of coaching experience. He has been head coach of the Muskegon Community College Jayhawk wresting program for 23+ years. During that time the Jayhawks had over 300 wins and placed in the top ten eleven times. They won 6 MCCAA championships, 13 NJCAA Region XII championships, and had 7 individual national champions and 58 All-Americans. Ron was selected MCCAA Coach of Year thirteen times, and NJCAA Coach of the Year once. During his career, Coach Gaffner has been an active participant in the National Junior College coaches Association where he held the office of secretary/treasurer, vice president, and then president four years. He was NJCAA "Man of the Year" in 1981, is a member of the NJCAA Hall of Fame, Michigan Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame, Greater Muskegon Area Hall of Fame, and now the National Wrestling Hall of Fame/Michigan Chapter. Ron is currently serving on the NWHOF/MC board.