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Distinguished Member
Distinguished Members can be a wrestler who has achieved extraordinary success in national and/or international competition; a coach who has demonstrated great leadership in the profession and who has compiled an outstanding record; or a contributor whose long-term activities have substantially enhanced the development and advancement of the sport.
Please note that a wrestler MUST have been retired from active competition for a period of five years to be eligible for consideration as a Distinguished Member.
Kurt Angle
Year: 2001
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Tom Brands
Year: 2001
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Kenny Monday
Year: 2001
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Alan Rice
Year: 2001
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Rick Tucci
Year: 2001
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Gary Kurdelmeier
Year: 2000
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Pat Milkovich
Year: 2000
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Gene Mills
Year: 2000
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
James Peckham
Year: 2000
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Jeff Blatnick
Year: 1999
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Mark Churella
Year: 1999
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Art Martori
Year: 1999
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
John Reese
Year: 1999
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
John Hancock
Year: 1998
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Randy Lewis
Year: 1998
Award: Distinguished Member
Chapter: National
Our Mission: To honor the sport of wrestling by preserving its history, recognizing extraordinary individual achievements, and inspiring future generations