NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME

COLORADO CHAPTER

College Attended:

• University of Southern Colorado

Coaching Career

• Junior High School
• Fowler Junior High School
• Wrestling coach - 18 years (1971 - 1989)
• Football coach - 18 years (1971 - 1989)
• High School
• Fowler High School
• Head wrestling coach - 18 years (1971 - 1989)
• Assistant football coach - 4 years
• Assistant baseball coach - 4 years
• USA Wrestling National Coach - 15 years
• World School Boy Coach - 1 year (1983)
• Head coach Fowler Wrestling Club - 19 years (1971 - 1990)

Coaching accomplishments

• Dual meets
• Total dual meet record of 131-49-2
• Tournaments
• State championship first place teams - 4 (1983, 1986, 1987, 1989)
• State championship second place teams - 3
• State championship third place teams - 2
• Invitational tournament wins - 37
• District tournament first place teams - 9
• Regional tournament first place teams - 8
• Individuals coached
• 24 state champions
• Nine multiple state champions (2, 3 or 4 time champ)
• Henry Flores, Tom Flores, John Flores, Lawrence Romero, Brent Van Hee, Miles Van Hee, Steve Garrett, Jan Bonds, Jeff Bonds

Officiating Career

• Officiated high school, collegiate, freestyle, greco-roman total of 33 years
• USA Wrestling official 1972 - 1990
• I - exceptional official
• International FILA official

Former Wrestlers Involved in Coaching

• Brent Van Hee, Miles Van Hee, Pete Isais (USA Wrestling), Henry Flores, John Flores, Tom Flores, Phillip Baca, John Ayers, Mark Sharp

Awards

• Colorado Wrestling Coach of the Year
• 1972, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989
• 1990 Wrestling USA Magazine runner-up Coach of the Year
• 1990 USA Wrestling award

Additional Information

• Colorado High School Wrestling Coaches Association (CWOA)
• Secretary, vice-president and president
• Colorado High School Officials Association - 1967-2000
• All-state coach 1977 - 1986