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Personal Memories of Penn State Wrestling


Collegiate wrestlers, coaches, and fans comprise a relatively small proportion of athletes, coaches, and fans in all the nation's sports, yet they are notable for their commitment and the intensity of their loyalty and devotion to the sport. Wrestling has played a big part in the lives of these wrestlers and their coaches.

Thus the Penn State Wrestling Club Centennial Committee, in preparing our book, A Century of Penn State Wrestling, asked as many of those involved with Penn State wrestling as it could contact to tell us what this involvement has meant to them. We included former Lion wrestlers, coaches, managers, and also opposing coaches.

The response was gratifying. Although limitations of space made it impossible to include all the responses in their entirety in the book, we have been able to do that here. They are presented in chronological order.

Wrestlers
Name Grad. Year
Robert B. Blum 1938
David M. Waite 1940
Clair L. Hess 1942
Harold Frey 1945
Glenn Smith 1945
Earl J. Long 1948
Dick Lemyre 1954
Joe Humphreys 1956
Jerry Abramson 1957
Dave Adams (by John Harrison) 1957
Johnny Johnston 1958
John Johnston (by John Harrison) 1958
Raymond Pottios 1958
Ron Pifer 1962
Ron Pifer (by John Harrison) 1962
Eugene H. Austin 1963
Ray Nunamaker 1963
Mark Piven 1964
Steve Erber 1965
Marty Strayer 1965
Thomas Hostetter 1968
Rich Lorenzo (by John Harrison) 1968
Mike Reid (by John Harrison) 1969
Jim Charles 1971
Clyde Frantz (by John Harrison) 1971
Dave Joyner (by John Harrison) 1972
Andy Matter 1972
Andy Matter (by John Harrison) 1972
Charlie Getty (by John Harrison) 1974
Paul Cormier 1975
John Fritz 1975
John Fritz (by John Harrison) 1975
Larry Suhey 1976
Jerry Villecco 1976
Rich Puleo 1977
Joe Bastardi 1978
Dave Becker 1978
Dave Becker (by John Harrison) 1978
John Hanrahan (by John Harrison) 1982
Carl DeStefanis (by John Harrison) 1984
Scott Lynch (by John Harrison) 1984
Steve Sefter (by John Harrison) 1984
Tim Flynn 1985
Chris Bevilacqua 1986
Chris Bevilacqua (by John Harrison) 1986
Eric Brugel 1986
Eric Brugel (by John Harrison) 1986
Paul Wiegartner 1986
Greg Elinsky 1987
Greg Elinsky (by John Harrison) 1987
Ken Chertow 1989
Ken Chertow (by John Harrison) 1989
Sean Finkbeiner 1989
Jim Martin 1989
Jim Martin (by John Harrison) 1989
Andy Voit (by John Harrison) 1989
Jim Abbott 1990
Mike Bevilacqua 1990
John Bove 1991
Chad Dubin 1991
Bob Truby 1992
Troy Sunderland (by John Harrison) 1993
Troy Minnich 1994
Tony Bobulinski (by John Harrison) 1995
Sanshiro Abe 1996
Perry Schram 1996
Kerry McCoy 1997
Kerry McCoy (by John Harrison) 1997
Drew Spencer 1997
John Lange 1998
Matt Calabretta 1999
David Heckard 2001
Doc Vecchio 2004
DeWitt Driscoll 2006


Coaches / Managers / Faculty
Name Title
Susan Deegan-Watson Manager - 1987
Tim Flynn Edinboro Coach (Penn State 1985)
Dan Gable Iowa Coach
Mark Johnson Illinois Coach
Bill Koll (by John Harrison) Former Penn State Wrestling Head Coach
Sam Lestz Retired Penn State Professor
Pam Miller Manager - 1978
Thomas Murt Manager - 1982
Neil Turner Lock Haven Coach (Penn State 1961)
Bill Winterburn Manager - 1953


Further Reflections of the Past
Name Title
Mickey Bergstein Retired PSU Professor and Sports Announcer
Russ Ruhf Former President of PSWC (1986-1989)
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