Coach, Iroquois
Education
- Iroquois Central High School—1968
- SUNY Geneseo—BA History, Secondary Teaching Certification—1972
- Canisius College—Masters Degree Counselor Education
Wrestling Coaching Highlights
Iroquois High School, Elma, NY
- Volunteer Coach—1974/1975
- JV/Assistant Coach—1975-1979
- Varsity Coach 1979-1985, 1993-2002
Coaching Achievements
- 44-1—Junior Varsity Coaching record
- 181-20-1 –Varsity Coaching record
- 10 ECIC Division III Championships
- Won five consecutive Section VI AAA tournaments form 1998-2002
- Three undefeated teams—1980-81, 1994-95, 1998-99
- 1980-81 Team—Undefeated 15-0, ECIC Division Champions, 3 Section VI Champions, 3 NYS Place Winners, Ranked Top 10 in NYS
- 2001-2002 Team—Record 14-1, ECIC Division Champions, Section VI AAA Champions, Section VI State Qualifiers Team Champions, #1 Ranked Large School in Section BI, Ranked Top 10 in NYS
- 1997/1998 Team achieved #1 NYS Scholar Athlete Team for the sport of Wrestling
Professional Affiliations and Achievements
- Voted Divisional Coach of the Year six times by the WNY Wrestling Coaches Association
- Served many years as a Section VI Divisional Chairman on the Section VI Wrestling Committee
- 2008 Member of the Iroquois Wrestling Hall of Fame
- 2002 Member of the Iroquois Athletic Wall of Fame
- 2007 Member of the WNY Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame
- 2013 Member of the Upper NYS Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
