HALL OF HONOR |
year | name | outstanding contributions | area | ||
1983 | Paul Aubrey | Leadership and Coach | Dallas | ||
Fred Davidson | Leadership and Coach | Amarillo | |||
Dr. James Mowry | Leadership | Austin | |||
David Flores | Leadership | Houston | |||
1984 | Jack Nelson | Leadership and Coach | Irving | ||
1985 | Eldon Jackson | Coach | Amarillo | ||
Hugh Potts | Leadership | Amarillo | |||
1986 | Bill Neal | Leadership and Coach | Dallas | ||
Warren Wilmoth | Pioneer First Program Dallas | Dallas | |||
1987 | Cecil Maxwell | Pioneer El Paso | El Paso | ||
Manny Pacillas | Leadership and Coach | El Paso | |||
Ted Kepple | Leadership and Coach | El Paso | |||
Erwin Bloxdorf | Leadership and Coach | El Paso | |||
Don Anderson | Leadership | El Paso | |||
Al Messer | Pioneer El Paso | El Paso | |||
1988 | Otis Bud | Pioneer First State Tournament | Austin | ||
1989 | Barney Barnett | Leadership | Dallas | ||
Curt Eckhardt | Leadership | Austin | |||
Bill Gillespie | Leadership and Official | San Antonio | |||
1990 | Lelan Brotherman | Leadership and Coach | Dallas | ||
Eddie Lane | Trainer NAIA Hall of Fame | Irving | |||
Bob Pickens | Leadership and Official | Dallas | |||
1991 | Dee Griffin | Leadership | Amarillo | ||
Don Gatlin | Leadership | Amarillo | |||
James Kile | Leadership and Coach | Amarillo | |||
Lindsay Davidson | Leadership and Coach | Amarillo | |||
1992 | Tom Chavez | Leadership and Coach | El Paso | ||
Gene Oltrogge | Leadership and Coach | Dallas | |||
Tim Brennan | Coach, State Champ, NCAA All American | Dallas | |||
1993 | Ben Avelos | Coach and Wrestler | El Paso | ||
Rick Ortega | Leadership and Coach | Dallas | |||
Chuck Meyers | Administrator and Coach | El Paso | |||
Hampton Hurt | Official | El Paso | |||
1994 | Terry Knouse | Leadership and Coach | Irving | ||
Tim Marzuola | Leadership and Coach | Dallas | |||
1995 | Jim Giunta | Leadership, Coach, Wrestler | Dallas | ||
1996 | Larry Karl | Leadership and Coach | Dallas | ||
Mike McQueen | Leadership and Official | Dallas | |||
1997 | Jim Brock | Administrator and Coach | Amarillo | ||
Carroll Powell | Coach | Amarillo | |||
1998 | David Hadden | Leadership, Official, Wrestler | Dallas | ||
Steve Liesz | Leadership and Coach | Houston | |||
Bill Dushane | Leadership and Coach | Houston | |||
2000 | Johnny Cobb | Leadership and Coach | Amarillo | ||
2001 | Bob Maughan | Pioneer, Coach, Leadership | Denton | ||
2002 | Jim Engstrom | Leadership and Official | Dallas | ||
2003 | Steve Davis | Leadership and Coach | Lewisville | ||
Randy Ellenbecker | Leadership and Official | Dallas | |||
2004 | David Traver | Leadership and Coach | Colleyville | ||
Tony Warren | Leadership and Coach | Arlington | |||
Henry Harmony | Leadership and Coach | Arlington | |||
Eldon Jackson | Pioneer, Leadership, Coach | Amarillo | |||
2005 | Frank Halloran | Leadership and Coach | Dallas | ||
Al Koebke | Leadership and Coach | Plano | |||
Mike Dominguez | Leadership and Coach | Hereford | |||
2006 | Craig Grace | Coach and Pioneer | Austin | ||
Lee Baggett | Leadership and Official | Coppell | |||
Pete Greider | Leadership and Coach | Lake Highlands | |||
2007 | Larry Aust | Leadership and Coach | Arlington | ||
Greg Clark | Leadership and Official | Houston | |||
2008 | Barry Boustead | Leader and Benefactor | Arlington, TX | ||
Anthony “Tony” Carter | Coach and Leader | El Paso, TX | |||
2009 | Scott Tankersley | Leadership and Coach | Amarillo, TX | ||
Kevin Smith | Leadership and Coach | Austin, TX | |||
David Boatright | Leadership and Coach | El Paso, TX | |||
2012 | Cliff Buerke | Leadership, coach, official | Dallas | ||
2013 2014 2015 2016 | Terry Wright Willie Griffin Pat Knouse David quirino Armando Juarez Paul Jones Shawn Wilson John Banas Mike Eaton Ron Baker Dan Lang Patrick Dunn Brent Pohorsky | Leadership and Coach Leadership and official
Leadership and Administrator Leadership and Coach Leadership and Official Leadership, coach, competitor Competitor, coach and Official Coach and Leader leadership and Coach leadership and Coach Leadership and Official Coach Leadership and coach | Dallas El Paso Dallas Canyon El paso Amarillo Dallas Houston Dallas Houston Houston Arlington Rockwall | ||
2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 | Kenny Rucker Chip Lowery Rex Anderson Patrick Martinez Jesse Almonovar Darren Snyder Mike Zito Donna Welch Ryan Diaz Tim Ray David Mudgett Jerry Best Chuck Brown Jay Harris Mark Balser Taylor Webb Jake Jackson Mark Lyons Vinnie Lowe Kelsy Lynes John Johnson Paul Muck | Coach Leadership and coach Leadership and Official Leadership and Official Leadership and coach Leadership and Official Leadership and coach Leadership and Coach Leadership and Official Leadership and Coach Leadership and Coach Competitor and Coach Leadership and Coach Trainer and Pioneer Leadership and Coach Pioneer, Leadership, Coach Coach and Athlete Leadership and Official Leadership and Coach Coach Coach and Pioneer Coach and Leadership | Houston Coppell Houston El Paso El Paso Lucas Bryan Amarillo Amarillo Houston Arlington Allen The Colony Dallas Katy Plano Frisco Houston Katy Dallas Carrollton Austin | ||
CIRCLE OF CHAMPIONS | |||||
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year | name | outstanding contributions | area |
1983 | Willie Regins | 4 X Texas State Champion | Austin |
1984 | Jack Lawrence | 4 X Texas State Champion | Irving |
Allan Pittman | 3 X Texas State Champion | Irving | |
Mike Hadden | 3 X Texas State Champion | Dallas | |
1985 | Bob Johnson | 2 X NCAA Champion | Amarillo |
1988 | Tad Wilson | State Champion, NCAA All American | Irving |
Nick Neville | 2 X State Champion, NCAA All American | Irving | |
Bryan Nelson | State Champion, NAIA All American | Irving | |
1989 | Michael Flores | State and NJCAA National Champion | Houston |
David Flores | State and NJCAA National Champion | Houston | |
1990 | John Strom | State Champion | Dallas |
1991 | Joe Stafford | 2 X State champion, Big Eight Champion, NCAA All American | Amarillo |
1992 | Reyno Arredondo | 2 X State Champion, 2 X Prep All American | Dallas |
Jason Gordon | 2 X State Champion, 3 X Prep All American | Dallas | |
David Rogers | 2 X State Champion, Cadet World Champion | Irving | |
1993 | Hector Hernandez | Competitor | El Paso |
1997 | Eddie Mathews | 3 X State Champion | Amarillo |
Pete Netherton | 3 X State Champion | Amarillo | |
2000 | Brandon Slay | 3 X State Champion, 2X NCAA Runner Up, 2000 Olympic Gold Medal | Amarillo |
2003 | Brandon Brown | 1 X State Champion | Amarillo |
2004 | Martine Apodaca | 4 X State Champion | Amarillo |
2005 | Mohammad Lawal | 1X State Champion, Division II National Champion, Division 1, 3rd Place | Plano |
2006 | Brad Knouse | 3 X State Champion | Irving |
2008 2010 2011 2013 2015 2022 2023 | Tom Grossman Joe Comparin Astrid Gomez Keegan Mueller Tervel Dlagnev Emily Martin Tamyra Mensah Stock Nicholas Herrmann Hilary Cordero-Samoya | 3 X State High School Champion 1st Baptist University of Oklahoma 2 X State High School Champion University of Oklahoma 2 X State High School Champion 2004 All-American 2nd USGWA Nationals Missouri Valley College 2008 U.S. National Champion 2X State High School Champion High School All-American Outstanding Competitor State of Texas, Olympic and World Free-Style Bronze Medalist 2X state champ MOW 3X National Finalist National Champion 2X Olympic Trials Qualifier 3rd Place U.S. Senior open 2X State Champion MOW 2X College National Champion 2019 World Champion 2021 Olympic Gold Medalist 4X UIL State Champion 3X NCAA National Qualifier 4X UIL State Champion | Dallas Dallas Hereford Dallas Arlington Frisco Katy Amarillo Amarillo |
HALL OF FAME |
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The Hall of fame was established to recognize those individuals who have contributed to the sport of amateur wrestling in Texas in at least three areas of involvement and must have performed this service over a minimum of 10 years.
year | name | outstanding contributions | area |
1996 | Paul Aubrey | 2X NCAA Champion, Coach, Administrator, Pioneer | Carrollton |
2007 | Jim Giunta | Coach, Leadership, Wrestler, Administrator | Dallas |
2007 2019 2020 | Bob Maughan Tim Marzuola Lelan Brotherman | Pioneer, Coach, Leadership, Competitor, Administrator, President - Texas Chapter National Wrestling Hall of Fame Coach, Competitor, and Leader Coach, Pioneer, Leader, and Administrator | Denton Dallas Dallas |
National Wrestling Hall Of Fame
Texas Members
2014
Steven Davis (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Randall Ellenbecker (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Charles Fergason (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Jay Harris (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Otis Tom Budd (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Doug Conrey (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
William C Gillespie (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
John Gogonas (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
James Ralph Grimm (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Rodney Hyder (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Robert Moore (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Michael Jon Woodward (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Jim Engstrom (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Pete Grieder (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Henry Harmoney (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Larry Karl (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Robert Maughan (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Mike McQueen (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Craig T Grace (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Steve Leisz (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Russell Clarence Pederson (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Sharyl LeAnn Pederson (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Johnny Cobb III (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Eldon L. Jackson (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
James M. Kile (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Scott Tankersley (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Paul Aubrey (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Stephon Breedlove (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Lelan Brotherman (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Jim Guinta (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Terry Knouse (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Tim Marzuola (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)
Rick Ortega (Lifetime Service to Wrestling)