Jim Glasser

[takedown3]

It was reported in the Atlanta Journal that former McCallie and UTC great, Jim Glasser, will be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame on May 2. Jim's teams at Lovett have an outstanding record.

 

Individual State Champions at a School

Lovett 35

Individual State Champions at a School in One Year

Lovett 5 2000

Team State Championships

Lovett 13

Consecutive Team Dual Match Wins

Lovett 91 1977-1985

[uncfan13]

One of the best wrestlers to come out of Chattanooga. Same being one of the best wrestlers to come out of TN. Didnt he wrestle for OK or OK State before coming back to UTC? Didnt Randy Faires go with him and come back too?

[TheBigRedDog]

Not sure about Glasser, but Faires went to OK State and transfered to UTC.

[BigRedCoach]

I am extremely proud to have wrestled for Jim Glasser from 1979-1986 and coached with him from 1992-1995. He is a great coach and a great man. His influence on me helped me make the decision to become a teacher and coach and I am forever grateful.

 

In addition to the stats provided by Takedown3, you should know that Glasser is the second most successful coach in GA wrestling history. Lee Medwick at Towers H.S. has a record of 527-68-2 (1974-present) while Glasser's record is 502-21-2 (1975-present). (Note that among active coaches, Cliff Ramos is third behind Glasser with a record of 376-60.) Knowing Glasser and the type of program he runs, I like his chances of passing Coach Medwick and becoming the winningest coach in GA history in the next several seasons. (No offense to Coach Medwick.) Go to http://www.georgiawrestling.net/ and scroll down the State Records along the left hand side top learn more.

 

I am looking forward to the induction ceremony on May 2, 2004, in Atlanta, GA, and I hope that some of his Tennessee friends and coaches (Luther Killian and Jim Morgan in particular) will make the trip to celebrate with him.

 

Jay M. Jenkins

Asst. Wrestling Coach

Montgomery Bell Academy

 

PS: Yes, both Glasser and Randy Faires wrestled at OK State before transferring to UTC. In fact, Glasser and I coached Randy's son, Wes, when he was at Lovett.

[MLK]

As a former teammate of Jim’s and assistant coach for him, I remember plenty of stories but should restrict this message for just his accomplishments associated with wrestling. He won three Mid-South Wrestling Championships and two National Prep Championships. After graduating from McCallie, he went to Oklahoma State for one year and then transferred to UTC where he continued his wrestling career under one of his former McCallie coaches, Jim Morgan who is a McCallie graduate and a highly successful head wrestling coach at Baylor. While at UTC, Glasser won three Southern Conference titles and was later inducted into the UTC Hall of Fame.

 

In addition to his accomplishments as a wrestler and as a coach, he is a dynamic yet humble individual who is constantly seeking the positive in all who are around him and bringing out the very best qualities of those with whom he works. Jim continues to accomplish great things in sports and takes advantage of opportunities to influence many young people. He is a superb role model as a competitor, a teacher, a coach, and as a caring and giving man. Congratulations Jim for another well deserved honor.

 

Luther Killian

[karelin]

A very deserving award, Jim was truly one of the greats of the past. He won the mid-south tournament his Sr. year(1967?) at 185 lb, and then two weeks later he won the Nat'l Preps at 148. He had to drink water to get over the minimum weight of 157 in order to wrestle in the 185 lb class. And as MLK stated, Jim is a class act-contgrats.

[jack o. hartz]

Coach Glasser is a good guy and a great coach. I wrestled for him @ Baylor in the mid 70's and also coaches Jim Thompson, Chris Moore. Best of luck to you Coach Glasser!!