Roy Minter won the state championship as a senior at Owatonna High School in 1954. Roy went to nearby Mankato State and wrestled for the "Legendary" Rummy Macias. Roy earned three NCAA I All-American Honors and won the NAIA National Championship in 1957. Roy finished second to the "Legendary" Dan Hodge in 1956 at the NCAA I tournament. He also won three post junior national AAU tournaments. Roy taught and coached at Worthington High School were his teams won 99 matches. Roy when to Wilmar Community College in 1968 and coached there through 1992. Roy was a Professor in the HPER Department, and also coached football and baseball. At the time of his retirement in 1992, Roy was the winningest NJCAA coach in the nation with 325 wins. Roy tutored over 50 All-Americans at WCC and his teams won 17 MCC State Championships, and earned many coach of the year honors. Roy was NJCAA Man of the Year and elected to its Hall of Fame. Roy is in close to a dozen Hall of Fames, including MWCA Bartelma Coaches Hall, and was recently named to the West Central Tribune Sports Hall of Fame.