GREATEST WRESTLER

[PUMMELKING]

OK Here is a category for ya. You can only list one wrestler per school. Whould would you vote for the best wrestler from each school? Remember you only can choose one kid for every school for all time best to represent that school. If they happened to wrestle for two schools then you can only take into consideration the last school they attended.

[PUMMELKING]

OK Here is a category for ya. You can only list one wrestler per school. Whould would you vote for the best wrestler from each school? Remember you only can choose one kid for every school for all time best to represent that school. If they happened to wrestle for two schools then you can only take into consideration the last school they attended.

This is for their HS career not what they accomplished after they left and went to College or Military or what ever just HS.

[THEANIMAL]

THE BEST WRESTLER FROM HALLS IS SHANNON SAYNE. HE WAS A 3X STATE FINALIST AND 2X STATE CHAMPION (1ST@112 IN 96, 2ND @ 112 IN 97 AND 1ST @ 125 IN 98). HE BARLY BEAT OUT THE ANIMAL.

[thoughtiwonit]

Shane Ford, Germantown high school, 6th in 96, Champion at 160 in 97.

[StarRaider]

Dan Gable - Iowa State

[THEANIMAL]

Dan Gable - Iowa State

 

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS IN TENNESSEE ONLY.

 

THE ANIMAL

[shootthehalf]

Mike Newman for Hunters Lane he won district and region tournaments his junior and senior year. Won 104 matches those two years, went 57 - 0 his senior year and won the State. In five tournaments is senior year including the district, region and state that he won the wrestler from Whites Creek place second and the wrestler for Father Ryan (Bateman) finished 3rd. He was Co-Wrestler of the Year with Adrian Norfleet form the middle tennessee coaches. He had a total of 169 wins for his career, 1062 career team points, 102 career pins, 1307 career move points. Single season record for Hunter Lane,

372 team point, 57 wins in a row, 41 pins, 12 consecutive pins in total time of 29:44, 29 takedown in the state tournament, 45 3-point near falls.

[Findthetruth]

This is a great topic. Cleveland High- Hank howard maybe Howard Langford. Bradley- Matt keller or Rusty Blackmon maybe Quinn Gibson. I like'd to see East Ridge or Red Banks list.

 

 

 

Another topic could be- Best at each school even after High school. I think Cleveland's might be Allen Jones he has did a lot as a supporter and is a huge fan. Bradley's has to be their coach , First state Champion and really helped start and maintain their program.

[bbb]

For Cleveland, just high school Johnny Lennon is right at the top .... overall probably Howard Langford since he was a D-I A-A at UTC.

 

East Ridge - pound for pound - Kenny Whitworth has to be in the top 2-3, if not #1. 2x OW at 98 . 3x champ overall. Charlie and Lynn Goss also won state titles as did Charlie Ritchie.

 

*Red Bank.

Randy Faires was unbeaten for 2 years; 65-66. only loss in college was his last match . 3x Southern Champ ...

 

Jack Baker- 3x state champ. 2x Southern champ at Sewanee

 

John Farr - 3x state champ . 1x Southern title at UTC

 

George Farr - 1x state champ in '61 .. 2x Southern champ at Chattanooga

 

Eric Collins .. in the 90s. 4x finalist ... 2x champ but not as good as those above

 

Darren McKnight ... 3x champ ... Big 10 medalist .. won a couple of matches at NCAAs

 

* Bradley Central - actually Turner Jackson turned that program around as a coach ... Logsdon wrestled for Turner

 

Matt Keller - 4x champ.. 2x A-A at D-I in college

Heath Eslinger - 2x state champ . 2x OW . 2000 SoCon wrestler of Year

 

 

*McCallie-

Pat Smart - late 50s . first southern wrestler to win a national prep title at Lehigh tourney.

All-American at Lehigh Univ in '63 2x EIWA champ

 

David Vance - 3x state champ ..1x OW .. 4x finalist 135-2 career.

 

Lou Hudson - 4x Mid South champ in mid 60s .. won a national prep title ... Big 10 champ at Michigan . I think he is only Tenn. wrestler to win a Big 10 ... 2nd at Midlands.

in high school, beat state champs, Jack Baker, Chris Meadows, Thumper Hooten (Chatta City) and others.

also beat national prep champs from Baylor - Alex Roberts and Lane Headrick and John Baker from St. Benedicts up east

 

* Baylor - Jordan Leen .. 4x state champ .. national high school champ .. NCAA champ

 

Alex Roberts - either No. 2-3 on their list . 3x Mid South champ. national prep champ . SEC champ as a freshman. did not wrestle after his freshman year .

[StarRaider]

Brainerd - Steve Agnew

Notre Dame - Martin Frances over James Jabaley & Chris Mullin

[Findthetruth]

BBB, yes Turner did turn it around as a coach but he never wrestled at Bradley, Jones did at Cleveland as did Steve at Bradley for Turner, thus my opion schools best . Was Charlie Ritchie the kid from East Ridge that won it with a leg brace on? One of my all time favorite matches at state.

[bbb]

not sure if Charlie had a leg brace on when he pinned Waylon Lowe in the '99 finals.

 

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