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1962 graduate of Linton
High School
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Won the New York State
YMCA 123-pound title in
1961
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Varsity wrestler at
Linton for three years
for coach Pete Shulha
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Finished second in the
Section II Tournament as
a sophomore (115-pound
class) - his first year
of competitive wrestling
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Lost only one match as a
junior
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Undefeated as a senior
at Linton (25-0, with 20
pins)
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Section II champion as a
junior (123-pound class)
and senior (130-pound
class) - no NYS
Wrestling Tournament at
the time
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Selected as the
“Outstanding Wrestler”
in the Sectionals (1961
& 1962
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Pinned all five
opponents in the 1962
Sectionals
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Won the prestigious
Windsor Tournament as a
senior at Linton
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Won the Mastriani Award
in 1962 as the top
scholastic wrestler in
Schenectady County
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Wrestled at Cornell as a
freshman and sophomore
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Varsity MVP at Cornell
as a sophomore (during
first year of varsity
eligibility
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While at Cornell he made
the Coaches Mid-Season
All-America team in
“Amateur Wrestling News”
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Wrestled for Cornell in
the 1964 NCAA University
Division Tournament,
losing by one point to
the eventual national
champion
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Wrestled at Albany State
as a junior and senior
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Finished his career at
Albany State with a
17-0-1 dual meet record
and a 31-3-1 overall
record (never lost to a
College Division
wrestler)
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Won the NCAA College
Division championship in
1966 & 1967
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Selected as the
Outstanding Wrestler in
the 1966 NCAA College
Division Tournament
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First NCAA wrestling
champion from Section II
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Finished fourth in the
1966 University Division
NCAA Wrestling
Tournament
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1966 All American
(College and University
Division)
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1967 College Division
All-American
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Eliminated when he lost
an overtime match in the
1967 NCAA University
Division Tournament
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Finished fourth in the
U.S. Olympic trials at
the World’s Fair in 1964
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Won the Wilkes Holiday
Tournament (December,
1967), thus qualifying
for the 1968 U.S.
Olympic Training Camp,
where he was injured,
ending his career
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First Albany State
athlete to win an NCAA
championship
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First wrestler to win
Albany State’s Sportsman
Award as the “Athlete of
the Year”
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Member of the University
at Albany Athletic Hall
of Fame (part of the
second Hall of Fame
class & the first
wrestler to be inducted)
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Member of the Section II
Wrestling Hall of Fame
(inaugural class)
