Douglas Chesbro

Doug Chesbro, a graduate of Stillwater High School and Oklahoma State University, has racked up 247 dual wins during a distinguished 29-year career at three different schools. He spent four years in Wichita, Kansas and three in Shawnee before returning to his alma mater at Stillwater in 1996, where he still serves as head coach. Chesbro has coached 29 individual state champions -- including a pair of four-time winners - and 71 state placers. Chesbro has led SHS to eight district championships, one state tournament title, one dual state crown and three state tournament runner-up finishes. He's had at least three individual state champions six times while at Stillwater and the Pioneers have finished in the top 10 of the Class 6A state tournament the last 15 years in a row. For his long-time commitment to coaching excellence, Doug Chesbro is honored with the 2017 Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award by the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Awards:

Year
2017
Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Chapter/Region
Oklahoma

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