TN. CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME

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THE TNWHOF BOARD HAS CHOSEN 5 POSSIBLE INDUCTEES FOR THIS FALL. THEY WILL BE ANNOUNCED AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL OFFICE. OUR TNWHOF BANQUET IS IN KNOXVILLE THIS YEAR. IT IS SATURDAY (10-9-2010) AT THE CROWN PLAZA. MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND. MORE DETAILS WILL FOLLOW.

 

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2010 Tennessee Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductees

 

DAVID HOLLOWELL

Former head coach at Greeneville HS … 243-41 with 90 consecutive home wins … 39 team titles … 21 state placers … 6x region team champion … 5x region coach of the year

Director of Greeneville Invite for 15 years … wrestling official at high school and college level … assigner for officials … Assistant coach at Daniel Boone, Tennessee High and West Greene…Former board member of the Tn. Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame … numerous awards as an educator, including Greeneville Teacher of the Year.

 

DARREL LAUDERDALE

Former Seymour HS head coach … 187-81 in 10 years … team finished in state top 10 multiple times … two state champs and numerous state medalists … 6x participant in state duals … started the Seymour Middle School program …Pigeon Forge assistant coach and tournament director … longtime involvement in AAU wrestling … increased SEAAU participation from 3-4,000 members …founder of middle school state duals tournament … member of National AAU board member … received national AAU award … AAU Presidential Leadership Award … former board member and treasurer of the Tn. Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame … director of numerous summer camps and tournaments for TSSAA and AAU … former assistant at Seymour and Austin East

 

BUZZY MANN

Head coach at Dobyns-Bennett HS (14 years) … former Carson-Newman assistant coach … coached two national champs and 10 All-Americans at Carson-Newman … former head coach and assistant at Greeneville HS … 350+ career wins … Northeast Tennessee Coach of the Year … 7x district and region team champ … state duals: 2nd, 3rd and 4th

 

JOHN J. MILLER

Started Tenn. Tech wrestling program in 1972 … head coach for 17 years … as P.E Supervisor he helped start wrestling in three high schools and six middle schools in Arlington, Va.… coached Vanderbilt wrestling team for two years … coached Emory Univ. team for six years … He helped with Cookeville HS, Middle School and kids wrestling programs … wrestled at High Point (NC) HS and High Point YMCA … oldest living wrestling alum at Appalachian State…A U.S. Marine in WWII

 

JEFF PRICE

Current coach at Science Hill HS … 8x Science Hill conference champs …6x region champs … 8x region duals champs … placed top four in state duals 4 times (SH and Jefferson County) … has coached five state champs and two national scholar athletes … Career coaching record: 411-71 … as head coach at Jefferson Co. his teams were 2x conference champs, 3x region champs, region duals champs … started SH girls team in 2008 … placed second in inaugural state duals … assistant coach on two-time defending girls state traditional champs (2009-2010) …

Coaching Awards: State of Ky. Assistant of the year … 3x Tenn. region coach of the year … member of Tenn. state coaches poll …. Founder of Johnson City youth program … Assistant coach at Waggoner (Ky.), Carson-Newman and Abington …

Tenn. wrestler of the year by Wrestling USA magazine … Tenn. representative to NWCA … member of first wrestling team at Carson-Newman …

[TDArtist]

Could you guys please post the registration form?

 

Please and thanks.

[rcpatriot]

Man, I can't believe I got passed over again!!

[PUMMELKING]

Seems like alot of ties to CN. Its a bummer they still are without a program. Glad these guys have reached this great achievement and had the pleasure to work alongside them all but one.

Any update regarding if CN will ever get the program back.

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Could you guys please post the registration form?

 

Please and thanks.

 

WE ARE WORKONG ON THE LAST DETAILS. IT SHOULD BE OUT SHORTLY.

 

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[facenthecrowd]

Congratulations to these men who have helped mold wrestling in the great state of Tennessee. We are proud of your accomplishments and appreciate all you have done for the wrestling community over these so many years.

[bozo]

Is there a complete list of Tennesseans in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame? I looked on the website and it appears to be incomplete. Who is the guy who writes for a Chattanooga paper, he seems very knowledgeable about wrestling? I like his stuff

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Is there a complete list of Tennesseans in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame? I looked on the website and it appears to be incomplete. Who is the guy who writes for a Chattanooga paper, he seems very knowledgeable about wrestling? I like his stuff

 

THE GUY THAT WRITES FOR THE CHATTANOOGA PAPER IS B.B.BRANTON. DO YOU WANT A LIST OF THE GUYS IN THE TENNESSEE CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME? OR THE TENNESSEEE GUYS IN THE NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME. I DO NOT KNOW OF ANYONE FROM TENNESSEE IN THE NWHOF, UNLESS BILL HARLOW MIGHT BE.

 

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[bozo]

Sorry to be ignorant; but i thought it was the same list. Both list would be great and Animal, I thought you would also have the answers to posted questions, bb Branton is not as visible, but i like your information also... RIGHT TO THE POINT!

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TENNESSEE CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME MEMBERS AND YEAR INDUCTED

Abbott, Clint 2006

Bradley, Tony 2009

Brimer, Bill 2007

Brunette, Scott 2009

Carter, Ronnie  2006

Connell, Gordon 1993

Craft, Mike 2008

Dalton, Ray   2008

Dunning, Brian 2006

Elia, Don 2007

Elsea, Don 2008

Faircloth, Jack 2009

Farr, George 2008

Farr, John P. 1993

Gilbert, Danny 2008

Goss, Charlie 2005

Hayes, Joe Black2009

Henry, Steve 2008

Holmes, Walt 2009

Humphrey, Mark 2007

Jackson, Turner 2008

Jordan, Jeff 2006

Killian, Luther 2006

Manning, Artie 2009

Mara, Ken 2008

Miller, Al 2005

Morgan, Jim 1993

Newman, Doug 2009

Parker, Mike 2008

Maher, Bob 2007

Moore, Horace   2005

Myers, Bob 2008

SImpson, Frank 2006

Simpson, Jim 2009

Simpson, Pat 2006

Speegle, Speedy 2006

Spencer, Dave 2005

Stafford, Pete 2007

Vandergriff, Chris 2007

Van Deusen, Schaack 2008

West, G.P. 1993

Wiggins, Joe 2009

Worsham, Luke 1993

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