Rometo “Rummy” George Macias

October 17, 1922 - May 27, 2024

Rometo “Rummy” George Macias placed third in the Iowa state tournament at 105 pounds for Davenport, Iowa High School as a senior.

Rummy went on to wrestle at the University of Iowa, where he finished second at the 1948 NCAA Championships and was a two-time Big Ten Conference champion and four-time place winner.

After serving as an assistant for two years at the University of Iowa, Rummy had a storied 38-year coaching career at Mankato State University, now called Minnesota State University at Mankato. His teams earned three national team championships and he coached 93 All-Americans and 19 national champions in all divisions.

A real testimony to Rummy's induction is that 145 of his wrestlers became high school head coaches in Minnesota and across the country, even Alaska.

Rummy served as president of the NAIA, NCAA, College Division and the National Wrestling Coaches Association and he has authored two books on wrestling.

He is a member of 11 Hall of Fames and hosted seven Minnesota State High School Wrestling Championship Tournaments.

Considered by many as the "Grandfather of Minnesota Wrestling," Rummy had the new wrestling complex at the Glen Taylor Sports Complex named in his honor.

He just completed his fifth season as head wrestling coach at Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Awards:

Year
2003
Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Chapter/Region
Minnesota

All American Awards:

Season
1948
School
Iowa
Tournament
Division I
Weight
125
Place
2

All Coaching Dual Records:

Season
1988
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
18
Wins
13
Losses
5
Ties
0
Win PCT.
72.22
Season
1987
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
18
Wins
7
Losses
11
Ties
0
Win PCT.
38.89
Season
1986
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
13
Wins
7
Losses
6
Ties
0
Win PCT.
53.85
Season
1985
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
14
Wins
7
Losses
7
Ties
0
Win PCT.
50
Season
1984
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
14
Wins
5
Losses
9
Ties
0
Win PCT.
35.71
Season
1983
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
18
Wins
5
Losses
13
Ties
0
Win PCT.
27.78
Season
1982
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
12
Wins
6
Losses
6
Ties
0
Win PCT.
50
Season
1980
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
13
Wins
5
Losses
7
Ties
1
Win PCT.
38.46
Season
1979
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
18
Wins
9
Losses
9
Ties
0
Win PCT.
50
Season
1978
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
13
Wins
3
Losses
9
Ties
1
Win PCT.
23.08
Season
1977
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
17
Wins
10
Losses
7
Ties
0
Win PCT.
58.82
Season
1976
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
21
Wins
14
Losses
7
Ties
0
Win PCT.
66.67
Season
1975
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
21
Wins
16
Losses
5
Ties
0
Win PCT.
76.19
Season
1974
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
19
Wins
14
Losses
5
Ties
0
Win PCT.
73.68
Season
1973
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
18
Wins
13
Losses
5
Ties
0
Win PCT.
72.22
Season
1972
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
19
Wins
9
Losses
8
Ties
2
Win PCT.
47.37
Season
1971
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
17
Wins
9
Losses
7
Ties
1
Win PCT.
52.94
Season
1970
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
21
Wins
14
Losses
5
Ties
2
Win PCT.
66.67
Season
1969
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
18
Wins
10
Losses
7
Ties
1
Win PCT.
55.56
Season
1968
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
15
Wins
9
Losses
5
Ties
1
Win PCT.
60
Season
1967
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
15
Wins
11
Losses
3
Ties
1
Win PCT.
73.33
Season
1966
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
11
Wins
3
Losses
8
Ties
0
Win PCT.
27.27
Season
1965
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
16
Wins
10
Losses
6
Ties
0
Win PCT.
62.5
Season
1964
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
12
Wins
8
Losses
4
Ties
0
Win PCT.
66.67
Season
1963
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Division II
Duals
12
Wins
8
Losses
3
Ties
1
Win PCT.
66.67
Season
1962
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
NAIA
Duals
11
Wins
6
Losses
4
Ties
1
Win PCT.
54.55
Season
1961
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
NAIA
Duals
13
Wins
6
Losses
7
Ties
0
Win PCT.
46.15
Season
1960
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
NAIA
Duals
11
Wins
6
Losses
5
Ties
0
Win PCT.
54.55
Season
1959
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
NAIA
Duals
11
Wins
6
Losses
5
Ties
0
Win PCT.
54.55
Season
1958
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
NAIA
Duals
10
Wins
7
Losses
3
Ties
0
Win PCT.
70
Season
1957
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Duals
9
Wins
7
Losses
2
Ties
0
Win PCT.
77.78
Season
1956
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Duals
8
Wins
6
Losses
2
Ties
0
Win PCT.
75
Season
1955
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Duals
10
Wins
6
Losses
4
Ties
0
Win PCT.
60
Season
1954
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Duals
9
Wins
8
Losses
1
Ties
0
Win PCT.
88.89
Season
1953
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Duals
8
Wins
4
Losses
4
Ties
0
Win PCT.
50
Season
1952
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Duals
7
Wins
6
Losses
1
Ties
0
Win PCT.
85.71
Season
1951
School
Minnesota State-Mankato
Division
Duals
8
Wins
6
Losses
2
Ties
0
Win PCT.
75
Season
Career
Duals
518
Wins
299
Losses
207
Ties
12
Win PCT.
57.72

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