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
|