California Chapter Class of 2016

The California Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame held its banquet on May 21 at the Laguna Hills Community Center in Laguna Hills, California.

Front Row (L to R): Damon Zumwalt, Gabe Ruz, Raymond Rodi, Ray Wallace, Mark Black and Marshall Thompson.

Back Row (L to R): Karen Tufnell, Terry Martin, Alan Clinton, Bob Steckman, Gary Pederson and Lou Montano.

Black, Clinton, Martin, Montano, Peterson, Rodi, Ruz, Steckman, Thompson, Tufnell and Wallace received the Lifetime Service to Wrestling award while Zumwalt was presented with the Outstanding American award.

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