Randy Ross was a member of two state championship teams at Midwest City High School and wrestled collegiately at the University of Central Oklahoma, where he earned All-America honors in 1973 and was team captain.

A volunteer coach in the Choctaw and Midwest City school districts for many years, Ross started officiating wrestling in 1977 and spent 27 years in the profession.

He worked 26 Oklahoma state tournaments, called two NAIA national tournaments that were held at UCO and was named one of the top five officials in the state 10 consecutive years.

Ross has served for the last 10 years as Mayor of Choctaw and was named Oklahoma State Mayor of the Year in 2012.

He is one of only 56 members of the Oklahoma Accounting Hall of Fame, is a member of the Executive Board of the UCO Foundation and also serves on the Oklahoma Municipal Board of Directors.

For his desire to help others, Randy Ross is honored as the 2017 Outstanding American by the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.