George Chew (Class of 2007)
Cumberland Regional High School

A 1987 graduate, Chew was able to put the Seabrook, N.J. school on the map by establishing every school record during his four years as a Colt. Chew culminated an 89-11-1 career by going undefeated and winning District 31, Region 8 and State Championships as a senior. A three-time District 31 champion, Chew won district titles at 101, 108 and 115 with successive decisions over Pennsville’s Greg Griffin, Marc Smith and John Doran. Chew was in the Region 8 finals three times, winning twice. Chew defeated Griffin (who went on to win a state title) as a sophomore, lost to Williamstown's Brett DiNovi as a junior and defeated DiNovi as a senior. His junior year Chew lost in the state semifinals to eventual champion Adam Derengowski of Paul VI and won his third-place state medal match over DiNovi in a Region 8 finals rematch. He capped his unbeaten senior campaign by beating unbeaten returning state champion Sam Cole of Long Branch, 6-5. He also was a 1987 National Freestyle Espoir champion and was third in the Junior Freestyle Nationals. Chew continued wrestling at Indiana University where he earned varsity letters in 1988 and 1989, finishing fifth in the Big Ten Championships in 1988. In 1989 Chew was medically released from his scholarship due to a dislocated shoulder prior to the Big Ten Championships. A distinguished military graduate in Indiana’s ROTC program, Chew went on to a career in the service and at the time of his induction was still active as a Major Aviation Officer, United States Army.

Eric Childs (Class of 2002)
Rancocas Valley Regional High School

A 1988 graduate, Childs culminated a 66-13-2 career and a spot on the All-South Jersey team by winning the District 26, Region 7 and State 119-pound championships as a senior. His state final was a memorable 13-2 domination of Mike Indorato of Paramus. Childs, who never stepped on a mat until his sophomore year in high school, also won the Region 7 title as a junior. He went on to Rider University where he compiled a 70-17 record before graduating in 1993. He won the prestigious East Stroudsburg Tournament and was an East Coast Wrestling Association champion. Twice he competed in the NCAA Tournament at Maryland and Iowa. Warming up as a senior in college, he looked around and saw such wrestling luminaries as Bobby Douglas, Nate Carr, Gene Mills, John Smith and Dan Gable. He finally realized he had reached the highest level of collegiate competition. Throughout his scholastic and collegiate career, Childs was never pinned and never lost by technical fall. After finishing his career at Rider, Childs took a substitute teaching job at Rancocas Valley and helped out as an assistant wrestling coach. He also gave his time back to the sport by coaching at the Wrecking Crew wrestling facility in Mount Holly in the summer.

Robert Ciarrocki (Class of 1989)
Oakcrest High School

A 1970 graduate of Dakcrest, Ciarrocki is the last state champion of the 1960s to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Ciarrocki capped a brilliant junior year by beating Millville’s Neal Robinson 11-3 to win the District 32 title, topping Collingswood’s Kevin Scarborough 6-3 for Region 4 honors defeating Renard Haskins of Morristown 8-3 and then Jack Shawde of JP Stevens 6-5 on the way to winning the state 115-pound championship under coach Art Marinelli, also a South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee. Ciarrocki, who finished with a 40-3-1 career record, never had a chance to defend his state title, losing to Atlantic City’s Martin Cheatham 10-8 in the District 32 finals his senior year. Cheatham won the Region 4 title before finishing third in the state. Ciarrocki was twice named Oakcrest's outstanding wrestler and was team captain during his senior year. He continued his wrestling career at Rutgers University with great success. In 1974 he finished third in the EIWA championships at 134 pounds and qualified for the NCAA Division I championships. The team captain for Rutgers during his senior year, he also won the Wilfred E. Cann Award for the outstanding wrestler at Rutgers.

Lou Coursen (Class of 1984)
New Jersey Wrestling Officials Association

Lou participated in football, wrestling and track at Forty Fort, Pa., High School. He also wrestled on a championship team at West Chester State Teachers College. After two years in the service, Lou moved to the South Jersey area and became an active wrestling official. After officiating on all levels of state competition, Lou retired from active on-mat participation but remained very active in the wrestling officials association and became director of the cadet classes. He also served on the state committee for wrestling. Lou was the first recipient of the Officials Award presented by the South Jersey Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association at its annual regional wrestling dinner. In 1983 he became a member of the Executive Committee of the South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame Organization, Inc.

Samuel Coursen (Class of 1988)
Collingswood High School

A 1949 graduate of Forty Fort (Pa.) High School, Coursen was a four-time district champion in Pennsylvania’S Wyoming Valley and four-time state finalist for Forty Fort. He is the only four-year varsity wrestler never to lose a dual meet in Wyoming Valley, a record still intact through 1988. Coursen then went on to Springfield (Mass.) College where he continued his outstanding career. He was a four-time all- conference first team, four-time New England champion and four-time All-New England first team. He was captain at Springfield for two years. never lost a dual meet in conference competition and was named the 0utstanding Wrestler in New England in 1952. Later that year, Coursen was chosen for the U.S. Olympic team and went to the Helsinki Olympics. Coursen began his coaching career at Collingswood in 1958 and remained as head coach until 1971, compiling an impressive 135-34-4 mark while his teams won eight conference and six district team titles. He had undefeated teams in 1960. 62, 63 and ‘67. Coursen coached 49 district, 12 regional and two individual state champions. After giving up the high school job, Coursen moved into the junior high for seven years, compiling 102-28 record. Coursen has served on just about every wrestling committee throughout the state and along with John Vogeding was a co-founder of the South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame and served as the organization’s president for seven years. He has run numerous clinics throughout the country and also helped in running district and regional tournaments at Collingswood. Coursen also joined Princeton University’s John Johnson and East 5troudsburg’s Red Witman as partners of the Pocono Sports Camp, a venture that provided thousands of male and female athletes with instruction in sports of all kinds, including wrestling, for 22 years until the facility fell victim to arson in 1985. He was a member of the New Jersey Wrestling Coaches Association Executive Committee for 16 years, serving as secretary and treasurer, and was on the state executive committee for eight years representing South Jersey. Coursen was also a co-founder of the region 7 and 8 Coaches and Officials Association, and served as its first president. Coursen was honored by the South Jersey Coaches and Officials Association in 1975 for his contributions to wrestling and inducted into the Pennsylvania Athletic Hall of Fame in 1977. He was recipient of the Harry E. Lake Memorial Award at the New Jersey state wrestling tournament in 1980, was inducted into the Springfield College Hall of Fame in 1986 and into the New Jersey Coaches Hall of Fame in 1988 Coursen also coached championship cross country teams at Collingswood, compiling a 111-48 mark. Former Coursen wrestlers Warren Bowne, Jim lngles, Dale Bonsall, Dave Steiler and Gary Papa all became successful wrestling coaches.

Wayne B. Croce (Class of 1990)
Paulsboro High School

A 1955 graduate who wrestled under the late Ed Pszwaro, Croce is one of four South Jersey athletes — all from Paulsboro High School — to win three South Jersey championships. The late Tony Donofrio. 1949-50-51; Dave Frisby, 1952-53-54; and Stanley “Bones” Howard, heavyweight champ in 1954-55-56, also won three titles each in the days when the South Jersey tournament decided who would wrestle upstate. Croce finished third in the state as a sophomore 123-pounder in 1953, was fourth at 130 pounds a year later and capped a career that included more than 40 victories by placing second at 130 pounds after a 4-3 loss to Ray Bailey of Springfield Regional n 1955. Paulsboro teams went 9-0, 10-0 and 7-0, respectively, and finished 3rd, 2nd and 6th in the state championships at the Elizabeth Armory in 1953-54-55. Croce, who got his first varsity bout as a freshman, officiated for a couple years and was briefly involved in the community program before he followed his retirement from Eastern Airlines, after working with them for 23 years, by moving out West.

Michael L. Cunningham (Class of 2000)
Triton High School/SJWHFO

A 1965 graduate of Wyoming Seminary (after three years at Washington High School, now Warren Hills Regional), Cunningham was a district champion in 1962 and a district runner-up the following year. In prep school, he was a national runner-up at 168 pounds before winning the national prep school 183 I pound championship in 1965. Cunningham wrestled at Bloomsburg State College, winning the U.S. Military Academy Plebe Tournament as a freshman and later won a Region I AAU Tournament. A knee injury ended his competitive career before graduating from Bloomsburg in 1969. An assistant coach at Bristol, Pa. one year and two years at J.F. Kennedy in Willingboro, Cunningham was the varsity coach at Triton for seven years. His 58-54-1 record included a highlight 26-21 win over powerhouse Highland in 1978. He also was an assistant track and field and an assistant golf coach for six years, and the head swimming coach six years. Cunningham left the high school coaching ranks to help two years in Cherry Hill’s youth wrestling program before he moved on to assist Hall of Famer Jack Damico for four years in Triton’s youth program. He helped coach his four sons in youth wrestling. A member of the Executive Committee of the South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame Organization, Inc. since its inception in 1980, Cunningham has served as the organization’s corresponding secretary and recording secretary. He has been involved in some way with wrestling since he was in sixth grade, a time period spanning more than 40 years. Among his career highlights as a wrestler were winning a district title and competing in the state’s second regional tournament in 1962; competing for the legendary John Goles at Washington (1960-63); and winning a national prep school title (1965).

Timothy M. Curry (Class of 1998)
Paul VI High School

A 1982 graduate, Curry culminated a 95-11-2 career by winning the 188-pound state championship. Curry, a two-time district and regional champion who finished second in the state at 158 Pounds as a junior, was a three-time All-Olympic Conference selection and twice an All-South Jersey selection. His three losses his junior year were to state place winners Rob Kuzy of Holy Cross (a state champ at 148), Greg Coolihan of Cherry Hill East (fourth in the state) and to John Monaco of Nutley in the state finals. A participant in football along with Wrestling at Paul VI, Curry continued his wrestling career at the Naval Academy where he compiled a 92-12 record. Curry twice won the Sunshine Open in Florida and won the Thanksgiving Invitational three times. He was third in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) in 1984 and second in the EIWA in 1986. Curry was an assistant coach at the Naval Academy for 8 months. After leaving the Academy he became an F-18 pilot, was a “Iopgun” Instructor 1994-96 and flew 40 combat missions in Desert Storm where he earned two combat decorations.

Jack Damico (Class of 1987)
Triton High School

A three-year varsity performer at Triton High School under Al Paolone, Damico compiled an impressive 39-1-5 career record, winning back-to-hack district championships in 1960 and 1961. He capped a brilliant senior year with a 21-1-0 record, finishing third in the state at 106 pounds. He graduated in 1961 and went on to Rutgers University where he continued his wrestling career. An 8th place finish in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association championships in 1963 was his top effort at Rutgers where a recurrent shoulder injury slowed him down. Damico graduated from Rutgers in 1965 and went back to his old high school as a U.S. History teacher. He was an assistant coach at Triton for six years and coached the only undefeated jayvee team in the school’s history. Damico became very active in the midget wrestling program in Runnemede where he coached for 14 years through 1987.

Rick Dellagatta(Class of 1995)
Buena Regional High School

A 1977 graduate, Dellagatta was a three-time district champion, a two-time regional champion and twice advanced to the state 115 pound quarterfinals before losing in a 77-6 career. But Dellagatta’s best wrestling was still ahead. He went on to the University of Kentucky where he compiled a record of 124 wins and 20 losses. He was a three-time All-American, finishing fourth once and third twice in three NCAA appearances. He continued wrestling on the freestyle level following college and was a three-time USA National Wrestling Freestyle Champion (1980, ‘83, ‘84). He was an alternate for the 1980 Olympic team and a member of the 1984 team. Dellagatta’s most memorable moment in wrestling was pinning three-tame Russian Olympic champion Sergei Beloglosov in a USA vs. Russia meet in Atlantic City. His career highlight: winning the 1983 USA National Freestyle Championship — defeating the Canadian National champion and four former NCAA champions, including Lee Roy Smith 15-4 in the finals — and being voted unanimously Outstanding Wrestler and the best at his 136.5 weight class in the country. A one-time AAU National Champion, Dellagatta was assistant coach one year at Kentucky and a voiunteer assistant at Hunter College (1983-86) and Manhattan (1994- 95).

John DeMarco (Class of 1995)
Toms River South High School

De Marco compiled a 49-10-2 varsity record at Brick Township H.S. where he won district and regional titles before finishing 4th in the state in 1965. De Marco went to West Chester State College where he compiled a 58-1 1-3 record, He won the Middle Atlantic Conference title and placed 3rd in the NCAA College Division championships at 145 pounds in 1968. As a coach, De Marco compiled a 175-73-5 record from 1973 through 1987 at Toms River South. His teams won seven Shore Conference Southern Division and four overall Shore Conference titles, and five district team titles. The most memorable moment in his coaching career was March 12, 1977 when three of his Toms River South wrestlers — Mike Weidenbush, 101; Frank Major 115; and Jeff Parker, 170 — won state titles. Overall, DeMarco had five state champs, five other state place winners, 26 regional champs and 54 individual district champs. He has held positions in the National Wrestling Coaches Association, NJ Wrestling Officials Association (Shore Chapter) and U.S. Wrestling Officials and Coaches Association.

Adam Derengowski (Class of 1999)
Paul VI High School

A 1986 graduate, Derengowski capped a magical senior season and a 50-7-2 career by winning the District 28, Region 7 and State championships at 108 pounds. Derengowski was introduced to wrestling as a freshman and never won a match his first year. He was 21-1 on the jayvee level as a sophomore and started varsity as a junior. A first-round loss in the districts his junior year prompted an intensive off-season program of running, lifting and wrestling. A loss to two-time state champion Dave Boncher of Phillipsburg in a Christmas Tournament marred the start of a senior season that culminated with a state title that included a win over Boncher in the state finals. Derengowski blossomed as a collegiate wrestler at Rider University where he compiled a 107-24 record, including a third-place NCAA Tournament finish as a senior in 1991. He considers the highlight of his athletic career taking 3rd place at the NCAAs to become a Division I All-American as a senior. His most memorable moment was being selected to and winning his match in the National Wresting Coaches Association all star meet in the Palestra at the University of Pennsylvania as a senior. He was a University Freestyle Champion, placed in the Top 6 in the United States Freestyle Championships 4 times and was a member of the U.S. National team in 1994. A three-time Sunkist Invitational champion, he wrestled internationally in dual meets against Russia, Iran, Japan and Canada. He was an assistant coach two years at Iowa State and one year at Cornell.

Daniel K. DeTullio (Class of 1996)
Millville High School

A 1975 graduate, DeTullio had a perfect high school senior season at heavyweight. He won the Edgewood Christmas, District 32 and Region 8 tournaments before capping a brilliant 34-0 campaign by winning the state championship with a pin over Delsea’s Mickey Aikens, the fourth time the two heavyweights met that season. A District 32 champion as a junior, DeTullio, a co-captain his senior year, finished his scholastic career with 56 wins in 62 outings in three varsity seasons. DeTullio also was a football player at Millville for three years. Following high school DeTullio wrestled at Cumberland County College.

James J. Dever (Class of 2004)
Moorestown High School

A 1975 graduate, Dever was a two-time District 29 and Region 8 champion (188 pounds as a junior, 170 pounds as a senior). A three-time Highland Christmas Tournament champion, Dever compiled a 66-10 varsity record. He lost in the state finals to unbeaten Keith Stiehler of Lyndhurst to finish his senior season 30-1. Twice an All-South Jersey selection, Dever was team captain as a senior. Dever went on to East Carolina University where he compiled an 86-28-2 record. He was the North Carolina Collegiate Champion in 1977 (3rd in 1976, 2^nd  in 1978), was 3rd in the Southern Conference in 1977, 3rd in the Eastern Regional in 1978 and 2^nd  in the Eastern Regional in 1980. He served as volunteer assistant wrestling coach at North Carolina State 1980-84. He became a police detective in the Moorestown Police Department and served as a volunteer assistant wrestling coach at Delran, Moorestown and Holy Cross high schools and became an assistant football coach at Holy Cross in 1986. Among his many commendations is a 1986 commendation from the Federal Government for repairing a large tanker ship that was leaking heating oil in the Delaware River while working as a hard hat/commercial diver in the Philadelphia and New York areas. In 2000 he received a commendation from the Burlington County Prosecutor’s office and in 2002 a commendation from the New Jersey Fraternal Order of Police for his work with the Moorestown Police Department.

Brett J. DiNovi (Class of 2006)
Williamstown High School

A 1988 graduate, DiNovi was a three-time District 30 champion (108, 115, 125 pounds), a three-time Region 8 finalist (winning in 1986 and 1988) and capped a 33-0 senior season with the 125-pound state championship to culminate a 114-7-1 career. DiNovi's district championships were 8-3 over Wayne Mauri of Eastern, 9-4 over Jeff Greiner of Edgewood and 5-3 over Rob Sentman of Highland. DiNovi also decisioned Sentman for his regional title in 1988 and won 6-4 over George Chew of Cumberland in 1986. DiNovi was fourth in the state as a sophomore (losing to Chew, 7-3) and third as a junior (going 6-1 in the tournament after a second-round loss to eventual state champ Sam Cole of Long Branch) and defeated Cole 5-2 to cap his unbeaten senior year. A member of the USA 'Dream Team' in 1988, DiNovi won the bronze medal in the Greco-Roman Nationals at Northern Iowa in 1988. DiNovi, who also was the leading scorer on his school's soccer team as a senior, attended West Virginia University where he won the WVU Open.

John Disanti (Class of 1985)
Vineland High School

A 1960 graduate, Disanti compiled a 51-6 career record under Coach Tony DiTomo, a 1984 South Jersey Wresting Hall of Fame inductee. A four-year varsity performer and one of the most outstanding wrestlers ever to compete for Vineland High School, Disanti was third in the South Jersey championships his freshman year and a runner-up as a sophomore. In 1959, Disanti won the district and South Jersey championships and won a state title (3-0 over Ed Purdy of Morris Hills Regional) at 115 pounds. He was South Jersey's second consecutive recipient of the Outstanding Wrestler Award in the state tournament (following hall of Famer inductee Bobby Hogan of Millville). In his senior year Disanti again won against all South Jersey competition, winning a district and regional crown but lost 6-4 in the state finals against Joe Zelasney of Bound Brook

Anthony (Tony) DiTomo (Class of 1984)
Vineland High School

DiTomo graduated from Vineland High School in 1940 and later played varsity football at Wake Forest University where he graduated in 1949. He also received a Masters Degree from Temple University in 1956. The wrestling coach at Vineland for 21 years, DiTomo compiled a 165-44-4 record. His teams won 17 Cumberland County, eight league, four district and one South Jersey championship. He produced three individual state champions — John Disanti, 1982 Hall of Famer Hank Mazzoni and David Homiak. Disanti was also the recipient of the state’s Outstanding Wrestler Award. DiTomo produced 54 district, five South Jersey and six regional champions. He was president of the South Jersey Wrestling Conference and was on the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Advisory Board two years. He received the outstanding Contribution Award from the South Jersey Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association in 1983 and was site director for the districts and regionals for a number of years. In the 1950s and 6Os he helped many schools in South Jersey start their high school programs and was instrumental in starting Vineland’s community midget program. DiTomo was also a member of Vineland’s city recreation commission for 30 years.

Joseph J. Duca Jr. (Class of 2000)
Paulsboro High School

A 1980 graduate, Duca was a three-time District 29 and two-time Region 8 champion who compiled a 93-9-2 record in four varsity seasons. Third in the state as a sophomore, Duca won the state title at 122 pounds in 1979. The following season Duca finished second in the state to Pemberton's Orlando Caceres. Duca went on to wrestle varsity for four seasons at Temple University where he was fifth in the Eastern Regional Tournament his first two seasons and fourth as a junior. He lost out on a chance to compete in the national qualifier his senior season when he was sidelined with rheumatic fever. Following his four years at Temple, Duca was an assistant coach for three seasons at Paulsboro High School before moving into the business world. He considers the highlight of his athletic career winning the coveted state title in 1979. His most memorable moment was the very first day of wrestling practice when his father had to literally drag him into the wrestling room and remembering his father telling him, “If you don’t like it, you don’t have to stay.”

William B. Duff (Class of 2006)
Delran High School

A 1993 graduate, Duff was a two-time District 27, Region 7 and state heavyweight champion. He capped a perfect 35-0 senior year with his second straight state gold medal that raised his record to 70-1 over those two seasons. Duff won Region 7 as a junior with a 9-2 win over Diondrey Ford of Willingboro and repeated a year later with a 10-4 win over Steve Randazzo of Haddon Township. Duff was dominating in both state finals, pinning Jim Kirk of Sayreville in 3:15 in 1992 and Alex Rodriguez of Secaucas in 5:02 in 1993. An excellent all-around athlete, Duff was captain of state championship football and track teams his senior year. He was selected to the All-America football team as a senior, which resulted in a full scholarship to the University of Tennessee. Duff also won the shot put and discus events in South Jersey as a senior. Duff was captain of the 1997 SEC Champion Tennessee football team and went on to play eight years of pro football in the NFL, the XFL and the AFL.

David A. Edinger (Class of 1981)
Collingswood High School

A native of Stroudsburg. Pa., Dave arrived on the South Jersey scene when he started his coaching career at Lower Camden County Regional High School after World War II. In 1950, Dave moved over to Collingswood High School and started the wrestling program there. In addition to his coaching, the East Stroudsburg State graduate was a central figure in starting the South Jersey Chapter of the New Jersey Wrestling Officials Association. Dave officiated on the district, regional and state levels in New Jersey before retiring. Dave also played a key role in directing district and regional tournaments at Collingswood before retiring from public education and a lifetime of devotion to wrestling.

Bill Estadt (Class of 1995)
Pennsville Memorial High School

A 1970 graduate, Estadt capped his three-year varsity career under Hall of Famer Jack Harford by winning everything in sight at 136 pounds his senior year. He won championships in the Edgewood Christmas, District 31 and Region 4 tournaments, capping his career by winning the New Jersey State Individual Tournament. Estadt was presented the Mike Harmer Memorial Award as the Most Valuable Wrestler on his team that senior season. Estadt got his baptism in the varsity ranks as a sophomore 123-pounder and finished third in District 31. As a junior 130-pounder, Estadt won the Millville Christmas Tournament, was first in District 31 and second in Region 4. Estadt compiled a 42-6-1 scholastic record. Following high school, Estadt attended Lafayette College where he went 10-3-1 and finished third in the Middle Atlantic Conference Tournament his freshman year. He went 12-3 in limited action thereafter at Lafayette. He lettered three years in football and wrestling. Estadt credits Coach Harford for the inspiration both he and his brother Frank used to be successful at Pennsville and Lafayette.

Samuel J. Evangelista (Class of 1986)
Lenape High School

A 1950 graduate of Paulsboro High School, Evangelista served wrestling as a competitor, official and outstanding coach for better than three decades. Evangelista wrestled under Hall of Famer Ed Pszwaro and capped an outstanding career with a South Jersey championship and a second in the state at 113 pounds in 1950. Evangelista never lost a step, continuing his success as a wrestler at Gettysburg College where he finished second in the Middle Atlantic Conference championships in 1952 and first the next two seasons. Evangelista was already active as a wrestling official, including working the state finals, when he was asked to succeed Pszwaro as the third coach in Paulsboro’s history. Evangelista never missed a beat again, leading the Red Raiders to a championship in his first season. He had a 72-16-3 record at Paulsboro from 1964-70 and during that time laid the foundation for the community’s future junior wrestling program with his off-season work in the grade schools in Paulsboro and Gibbstown. Sam succeeded Hall of Famer Hank Schnepf at Lenape where, before retiring as coach in 1983, he raised his total coaching record to 204-88-9 — third best at the time in South Jersey history. His teams won three Christmas, five Colonial Conference, one Burlco Liberty and eight district championships and he was selected Coach of the Year in Burlington County and Region 7 in 1982.

Roy Fennimore (Class of 1994)
New Jersey Wrestling Officials Association

A 1962 graduate of Triton High School, Fennimore has been associated with all aspects of the sport — as a wrestler, coach, athletic director and official. Fennimore was twice an Olympic Conference wrestling champion and a 1961 district champion under Hall of Famer Al Paolone at Triton. After receiving his degree from Tusculum University in Greenville, Tenn., Fennimore returned to South Jersey and coached at Williamstown from 1968 through 1973, where he had two regional champions — Alan Zellner, second in the state in 1968, and Rich Fuller, fourth in the state in 1973. He also coached championship teams in soccer and tennis and served as the school’s athletic director for many years. Fennimore started officiating over two decades before his Hall of Fame induction and has done all levels in the sport, including 13 trips to the state tournament. Among his most memorable moments in wrestling are officiating in the state finals, and officiating the Region 8 championship match between Damien Covington of Overbrook and Patrick Lynch of Ocean City. His personal career highlights are the coaching championships in wrestling, tennis and soccer.

Carlos Fontanez (Class of 1980)
Freehold Regional High School

A four-year varsity wrestler from 1962 to 1965, Fontanez compiled an outstanding record that included just two losses. He lost his freshman year in the regional tournament and his junior year in the state finals. A state champion his sophomore and senior years, Fontanez was an All-American two years at Lamar Junior College in Colorado, placing first and second in junior college nationals. He won conference championship during two-year varsity career at Adams (Cob) State.

Joe Foulk (Class of 1991)
Haddonfield High School

A 1952 graduate of Haddonfield High School where he excelled in basketball and baseball, Foulk got his credentials to enter the teaching and coaching ranks after he graduated from Gettysburg College in 1957. Foulk’s return to Haddonfield as an assistant coach under Hall of Famer Bill Frantz signaled the beginning of over 30 years of service to the wrestling community as a coach and athletic director. Foulk succeeded Frantz in 1969 and through 1983 his compiled a 144-76-4 record and won four district, three Lenape Christmas Tournament and one Colonial Conference championships. Foulk had 29 district and six regional champions and three times his wrestlers placed among the top three in the state tournament. An original member of the South Jersey Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association, Foulk served the SJWCOA 12 years as president and five as treasurer. A member of the Executive Committee of the South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame Organization since its inception, he served several years as its treasurer. Foulk was a Region 7 Coach of the Year and was recipient of the SJWCOA Contribution Award.

William T. Frantz (Class of 1982)
Haddonfield High School

An outstanding football player at Trenton Catholic, Frantz helped his team by competing in the sport as a senior Frantz was away from the sport in college where he was a standout lineman at Miami of Florida. When he first arrived at Haddonfield, Bill coached basketball. A year later he became the school’s fourth wrestling coach. From 1954 until 1969, Frantz compiled a 135-41-1 record. His teams twice won South Jersey championshipse and won eight district championships. Frantz produced three state champions and 36 individual district champions. Also a football coach. Frantz was the recipient of the South Jersey Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Contribution Award.

Robert Fredrick (Class of 1987)
Paulsboro High School

A 1961 graduate of Woodbury High School, Fredrick got his introduction to wrestling under coach Bill Morro. He graduated from Guilford College in 1965 and became the assistant wrestling coach at Greensboro (NC) Page High School. Fredrick became the head coach in 1968 and one of the most storied careers in coaching began. In three years at Greensboro Fredrick compiled an impressive 48-1-1 record, going unbeaten in 1969 and 1970. His 1970 team won a state championship and he coached seven sectional and one state champion at Greensboro Page. Fredrick then moved north, succeeding Sam Evangelista at Paulsboro, and spent 15 years building one of the most successful programs in the country. During his 15-year tenure at Paulsboro, Fredrick compiled an incredible 251-6-2 record, giving him a career record of 299-7-3. He had 12 unbeaten seasons, 14 district and Colonial Conference championships, six South Jersey Sectional titles and three state Group 1 titles. His teams were ranked No. 1 in South Jersey seven times and No. 1 in New Jersey an unprecedented four times. He also coached the two longest winning streaks in state history, 96 (between 1976-1982) and 84 (1972-1976) meets. Fredrick led his team to 13 tournament championships and a co-championship in another. He coached 77 district, 30 regional and four state champions at Paulsboro and produced six All-Americans. Fredrick retired from coaching in 1985 to assume athletic director duties at Paulsboro.

Ronald F. Frey (Class of 1991)
Riverside High School

A 1955 graduate of Brentwood (Pa.) High School and 1959 graduate of Indiana (Pa.) State Teachers College, Frey has given over 30 years of dedicated service as a wrestling coach in South Jersey. After spending a year at Millville where he had four district champions make the regional finals at Collingswood in 1962, Frey started the program at Riverside, where he has coached the last 28 years. He has compiled a 169-226-9 record through 1991 in a career where much of the last decade he has battled to keep the program afloat in a school with dwindling numbers. Frey has had seven district champions, two regional champs and two regional runners-up. He was a vice president in the old Delaware Valley League, in 1987 was elected into the NJSIAA Hall of Fame, and received the S.J. Wrestling and Coaches and Officials Association Contribution Award. Chairman of the Science Department at Riverside High, Frey has served wrestling in many capacities, including time on the S.J. Wrestling Hall of Fame’s Selection Committee.

Dr. David Allen Frisby III (Class of 1986)
Paulsboro High School

A 1954 graduate, Frisby compiled an outstanding record under the late Ed Pszwaro, a member of the inaugural class of the South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame. Frisby never lost a dual meet, won the South Jersey championship three times and was second in the state in all three of his trips to the state tournament. He finished his scholastic career with a 42-3 record — with all his losses in the state finals. A 105-pounder his sophomore year, Frisby wrestled at 113 as a junior and 119 his final season. He was team captain his senior year and led his team to a second-place finish in the state tournament in the days when team scoring was used to pick the best in the state. Frisby started an active educational career by attending Cheyney State College after high school and earned his first degree in 1960. He became Dr. Frisby when he earned his Ph.D in psychology of Human Development in 1975 from Union Graduate School in Cincinnati. He was active in many community functions in Paulsboro from 1966-71 and served as President of the Area Council of Southeastern Citizens Organization for the elimination of poverty in South Jersey counties. In 1970 founded the Philadelphia campus of Antioch University and assumed the role of Dean of that campus in 1978.

Julio M. Fuentes (Class of 1986)
Toms River High School

A 1964 graduate, Fuentes capped a near-perfect senior season by winning a district title and Region 4 championship before losing his first match of the season (2-0 to Joe Wendl of Westfield in the 148-pound state final). Fuentes, who also played football in high school, estimates he had a 32-3 varsity career, losing once in the regular season and once in the districts his junior year. He went on to Southern Illinois and wrestled five more times (3-2) before leaving school toward the end of his sophomore year to spend three years in the U.S. Army rising to the rank of First Lieutenant. He returned to complete his degree at Southern Illinois where he received his BA degree in June 1971. After attending NYU for one year, Fuentes attended the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, 1972-75, earning his law degree in June of 1975. He earned a MA degree from NYU in 1981 and a MA degree from Rutgers University in June of 1993. Fuentes started his own law firm in 1977. In 2000, after a confirmation vote of 93-0 by the Senate of the United States, Fuentes was appointed to serve as a sitting judge on the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the nation’s second highest court, and served at the U.S. Courthouse in Newark.

Ron Gambone (Class of 1997)
Triton Blue High School

A 1968 graduate, Gambone was a three-year starter under Hall of Famer Al Paolone, who had to personally go to Gambone’s mother to get a Parent Approval Card completed so he could start his high school wrestling career. He had a 35-1 dual meet record, losing to returning state champion Frank Pulio of West Deptford in his very first varsity match. Gambone told Coach Paolone he didn’t like losing - and never lost another dual meet. He was a two-time Christmas Tournament and three-time Olympic Conference champion. He was a three-time District 29 tournament finalist, winning two championships, and twice won Region 4 titles. He was first in the South Jersey Open in 1966 and was second in 1967. In 1966 Gambone placed third in the state at 98 pounds. A year later he was fourth in the state at 106 pounds. He compiled a scholastic record of 71 wIns, 6 losses. Gambone went on to Bloomsburg State College and later served in the United States Marine Corps, where he attained the rank of sergeant. Gambone, who participated in cross country and track as well as wrestling in high school, was a New Jersey wrestling official in 1974-75-76. Gambone competed at 148 pounds in the New Jersey Bench Press Championships and placed third in the state in 1988, first in 1989 and second in 1990 and 1992. He holds a third degree black belt in karate and is a master diver in scuba diving.

Dennis Gardner (Class of 1997)
Bishop Eustace Prep School

A 1972 graduate, Gardner was a four-year performer for Bishop Eustace Prep. He culminated a 70-6-1 career in 1972 with a first in District 27, first in Region 7, and second in the state (losing by decision to Mike Frick of Pope John as Frick won his third state title in four trips to the state finals). Gardner was second in the districts as a sophomore and first in the districts and a regional runner-up as a junior. Gardner went on to the United States Naval Academy where he majored in physics and wrestled varsity his last two years at 134 and 142 pounds, respectively, compiling a 32-9 record. Gardner qualified academically for post graduate nuclear engineering school and served five years, earning the rank of lieutenant. He served the first three years on board ships, the last two as a recruiter (earning a national award as a top recruiter in the U.S.). After his tour of duty in the Navy, Gardner began working in North Jersey and eventually got his masters degree from Rutgers University.

John L. Gattuso (Class of 1993)
Paulsboro High School

A 1942 graduate, Gattuso wrestled on the early teams of Hall of Earner Norman Hangen. Gattuso, who compiled a modest 15-2 record in South Jersey, was twice the 165-pound South Jersey champion and qualified for the state tournament. His most memorable moment in wrestling was winning the 1941 South Jersey title with a pin in overtime against his opponent from Glassboro. Gattuso was salutatorian of his senior class and finished with two varsity letters in wrestling, three in football and four in track, setting at the time a South Jersey Group III record in the javelin and high jumping 6-2, despite his 5-foot-9 height. After serving as a pilot in carrier duty in World War II, Gattuso received a football scholarship to Villanova and played under Jordan Olivar, graduating in 1950. Gattuso served as a Korean War carrier-based combat pilot, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Commander, and was commanding officer of a jet fighter squadron.

Anthony J. Gentile, Sr. (Class of 1985)
Paulsboro High School

After finishing second in the South Jersey championships as a freshman in 1956, Gentile capped a brilliant sophomore year by winning the 130-pound state championship under Coach Ed Pszwaro. He compiled an overall record of 22-2-0 in two seasons of varsity wrestling Gentile left high school alter his sophomore year and joined the Army, later earning his high school equivalency degree while in the service. While in the service Gentile continued with the sport and won a regiment championship. Following his stint in the service Gentile returned to Paulsboro. He stayed active as a wrestler for several years in AAU competition and then got deeply involved in the community’s junior wrestling program. He was in charge of the entire program from 1964 to 1971 during which time his teams never lost a dual meet (over 300 consecutive combined wins) or county championship. During his tenure he expanded the program from two to three age divisions. Along with Gloucester County College coach Chuck Williamson, Gentile helped organize the Gloucester County Junior Wrestling League and was also a member of the group that founded the Paulsboro Wrestling Association. Gentile served as president of the PWA three years and helped form junior leagues in Salem and Camden counties. He also was instrumental in bringing AAU wrestling to Ness Jersey and later joined the AAU as a member of its Executive Board. Gentile became New Jersey's first district regional director for age-group wrestling. His son Tony also excelled at Paulsboro where he was a three-time district and regional champion and finished third in the state his senior year.

Jimmy Gentile (Class of 1980)
Paulsboro High School

Jim wrestled four years varsity from 1950 to 1953. He was a three-time South Jersey champion, losing in the finals his sophomore year to Vineland’s James Reaves. In 1952 and 1953 he advanced to the state finals before losing one-point decisions. He compiled a near-perfect 42- 1 record in South Jersey during his four varsity seasons. He was very active in the Paulsboro Junior Wrestling Program. He was very instrumental in starting the Bantum Division in the Gloucester County League.

Carlo A. Giovannitti (Class of 1983)
Paulsboro High School

A 1955 graduate, Giovannitti compiled a 25-1 record during his career under Hall of Fame Coach Ed Pszwaro. The lightweight standout twice won a South Jersey championship (1954 and 1955), winning the Outstanding Wrestler Award in the 1955 tournament. In 1954 Giovannitti won the state 106-pound championship (6-5 over Paul Decker of Fair Lawn) and finished second in the state at the same weight the following year to Jerry Saschel of Springfield Regional (6-3 decision). Ciovannitti continued wrestling in the army, winning a 125.5-pound championship at Ft. Devens in 1957. In the All-Army tournament later that year, Giovannitti won two matches before being eliminated. He conducted an “Introduction to Wrestling” course for grade school students at the Gloucester County YMCA in 1968 and continued to assist in the junior program in the community.

Joseph A. Giovannitti (Class of 1981)
Paulsboro High School

A three-year varsity performer under Hall of Famer Edward Pszwaro, Giovannitti was the first of several outstanding wrestlers at Paulsboro when the sport was restarted following World War II. Giovannitti learned the sport in the practice room as a sophomore and quickly made his way into the varsity lineup. As a junior, Giovannitti won the South Jersey Tournament title and competed in the state championships. In 1949, Giovannitti culminated an outstanding senior season by winning both the South Jersey Tournament and state titles at 112 pounds. Over his last two seasons, Giovannitti’s only loss was in state tournament competition. Giovannitti was an active member and coach in the Paulsboro Wrestling Association since its founding years.

David R. Glawson (Class of 2007)
Pemberton High School

A 1985 graduate, Glawson was a two-time district and two-time Region 7 champion. As a junior, he won the District 26 115-pound title for Burlington City High School with a decision over Joe Gordon of Shawnee and followed with a decision over Mike Balkey of Cherokee to win the Region 7 title. After transferring to Pemberton for his senior year, Glawson won the District 25 title by pinning Dave Mendelson of Hightstown and followed by winning his second Region 7 title with a decision over Jon Bovit of Cherokee. His capped a 13-1 senior season with the 115-pound state title in 1985 by shutting out Tony Williams of Ridge. That capped a 52-5 career (37-3 over his last two seasons). Glawson also was a member of the first Regions 7/8 team that competed against Delaware in the Seniors Classic and won by fall. Glawson followed his high school career by competing on the junior college level for Gloucester County College where he won the Newport News Christmas Tournament in 1987 at 118 pounds, was second in the Trenton State Open and followed that with a Mid-Atlantic Zone championship in a 26-6 season. Glawson also competed for the 82nd Airborne Division at 126.5 pounds while in the US Army. After close to 10 years of retirement from the sport, Glawson became a head wrestling coach of the Riverside Youth Wrestling program.

Wilbert R. Goodwin (Class of 2004)
Millville High School

A 1955 graduate, Goodwin was a four-year varsity letter winner and an All-South Jersey football player who was selected Brooks-Irvine Outstanding Lineman of the Year and an All-State guard by the Newark Star Ledger in 1954. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force after completing high school. He attended night school at Rutgers-Camden University, getting an AA degree in 1965 and BA degree in 1970. His association with wrestling started through officiating in 1970 and he enjoyed a 16- year career officiating on the high school and collegiate level, including working in the districts three times. He also served as cadet supervisor for the Southern Shore Chapter four years. In 1972 he was a co-founder of the Millville Junior Wrestling program and served as a coach or officer for 20 years. He also served as an assistant at Millville High under Hall of Famer Bob Hogan and Joe Monteleone for 10 years. The wrestlers he coached in the Junior Program went on to win nine state titles, 13 regional titles and 48 district titles. The state champions included Jim TenBrook, Doug Taylor, Scott TenBrook (two-time Georgia state champion), Toby Fagan, Patrick Lynch (two-time state champion for Ocean City) and two time state champion Mark Saul.

Scott Griscom (Class of 2002)
Pennsville High School

A 1965 graduate of The George School in Newtown, PA, Griscom compiled a 22-6 prep record and won the Penn-Jersey Conference title in 1965. Griscom continued his wrestling career at West Chester State College and compiled a 58-26 record culminated by winning the First Colonies Tournament and the Pennsylvania State College Tournament in 1965. He also qualified for the 1969 NCAA Tournament and finished 7th in the competition at Brigham Young University. He started his coaching career at Pennsville where he served under Hall of Famer Jack Harford for 11 years. He succeeded Harford and compiled a 213-63-2 record in 15 years as head coach. His teams won seven Overbrook Christmas Tournament championships, eight Tn-County Conference titles, three South Jersey Group 2 titles, and three District 31 championships (25 individual champs). He had eight regional and three state champions. He was selected District 31 Coach of the Year three times and Region 8 Coach of the Year once.

John (Cakey) Haddock Sr. (Class of 1983)
Paulsboro High School

A 1957 graduate, Haddock completed a high school wrestler’s dream of winning a state championship (4-2 over Louis Tullo of Bound Brook High School) at 106 pounds his senior year under Hall of Fame Coach Ed Pszwaro. Second in the South Jersey tournament in 1956, Haddock lost just four times in his varsity career. His long-time attachment to the sport spanned over three decades. After serving in the Army, Haddock returned to Paulsboro and started raising a family that included sons John, Wayne. and David, and daughter Elizabeth. Haddock helped in the organization of the Paulsboro Junior Wrestling Association, which has four age groups competing, and helped form the Gloucester County Wrestling League — working on the committee that wrote many of the rules the league still uses. He has coached in the cornmunity many years and has had three former junior wrestlers he helped coach go on to win state championships. In addition to his coaching duties, Haddock has spent countless hours working many of the tournaments that go on in South Jersey.

Marvin E. Hamilton, Sr. (Class of 1997)
New Jersey Wrestling Officials Association

A 1967 graduate of Paulsboro High School, Hamilton wrestled three years varsity under Hall of Famer Sam Evangelista. He compiled a 48-10 record, twice winning District 29 championships. His junior year Hamilton won the Region 4 title and finished fourth in the state. He was second in the regionals as a senior. A participant in football, cross-country and baseball in addition to wrestling in high school, Hamilton earned a baseball scholarship to Hiram Scott University in Nebraska. He played professional baseball in the Phillies minor league system and later completed his education at Montclair State College. He has been an assistant wrestling coach at Paulsboro, Washington Township and West Deptford and a varsity coach at Gloucester Catholic (1975-78). Hamilton also spent time as a coach in the midget programs at Edgewood and Washington Township. He was a varsity wrestling official for 27 years and was selected Official of the Year by his peers in 1993. Two highlights from his career are wrestling in the regional finals his junior and senior years. and signing a professional contract with the Philadelphia Phillies organization. Most memorable moments including winning a bout against Collingswood’s Steve Kaplan a week after Kaplan had beaten defending state champion Gene Kain of Haddonfield, and joining three teammates (John Pieta Larry Cox and Gerald DiNardo) in helping Paulsboro become the first South Jersey School in one year with four regional champions.

Tyrone Hamilton (Class of 1994)
Paulsboro High School

A 1973 graduate, Hamilton went undefeated (45-0 with 27 falls) in three years of dual meet competition under Hall of Famer Bob Fredrick. He finished with a 65-3 record, was a three-time district champion, a two-time regional champion and finished third and second in the state individual championships. A three-time All- Colonial Conference selection, Hamilton was twice All-South Jersey and was co-captain his last two years when Paulsboro went 30-0 and was ranked No. 1 in South Jersey. He is credited by Coach Fredrick with being one of the most influential wrestlers in helping start Paulsboro toward a then state record 84 consecutive Wins. Hamilton also won his match in an all-star meet with Poland his senior year and competed three years at Temple University, compiling a 48-15-1 record — including a 21-4 record in 1976 when he was a team co-captain, finished fourth in the EIWA and was named Temple’s outstanding Wrestler Hamilton also served as assistant coach at Paulsboro. One of his most memorable moments in wrestling was sharing the emotion with Fredrick of his disappointing overtime loss in the 1972 state finals. Hamilton considers one of the highlights of his career wrestling the freestyle competition during a tour of Germany with Temple University during 1975.

Willard “Jeffery” Hamilton (Class of 1994)
Paulsboro High School

A 1976 graduate, Hamilton was a four-time district champion, twice a regional champion and finished third in the state as a junior during an incredible 99-5-3 career under Hall of Famer Bob Fredrick. His win total at the time tied the state record for wins by three-time state champion Mike Frick of Pope John. After a 16-1-3 freshman season where he was second in the region, Hamilton put together successive seasons of 19-2, 33-1 and 33-1. He continued his wrestling career at Livingstone College in Salisbury, NC where he went 25-5, won an NAIA district championship, was third in the regionals and advanced to the nationals. After a transfer to Glassboro State College and redshirting a year, Hamilton placed second in the Metropolitan Tournament and placed third in the nationals in a 24-6 campaign. Hamilton, an assistant coach with Paul Morina at Paulsboro from 1985 through 1992, credits Larry Cox with getting him interested in the sport, his best friend and brother Tyrone for helping hone his skills. and Coach Fredrick for making him work hard.

Norman M. Hangen M.D (Class of 1983)
Paulsboro High School

A 1928 graduate of Reading High School, Dr. Hangen earned his undergraduate degree at East Stroudsburg State College in 1933 and his Masters Degree at Columbia University in 1936. Considered by historians to be a real pioneer in wrestling, Dr. Hangen was responsible for introducing the sport on an intramural basis in 1938 at Paulsboro High School. The next couple years found Dr. Hangen teaching the basics in his school and taking his wrestlers to other schools and putting on assemblies in an effort to get them to start the sport. In four years as head coach. Dr. Hangen compiled a 20-7-2 record that included two South Jersey championships (the only such competition during the war years) and had six place winners in the state tournament including 105-pounder Pete Munyan, the first state champion from South Jersey, in 1942. Dr. Hangen left Paulsboro for the service in 1943 and, after serving in the American Red Cross in the Pacific Ocean area during World War 11, enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania where he earned his degree to practice medicine in 1950.

Jack Harford (Class of 1983)
Pennsville High School

A native of Waynesboro, Pa. Harford was a member of his school’s varsity wrestling team. Following graduation in 1945, Harford served in the Navy before entering Gettysburg College where he participated in several sports before graduating in 1952. Harford coached wrestling at the YMCA in Waynesboro two years and started the high school program in Boiling Springs, Pa. in 1954. Two years later, in Wyalusing, Pa. Harford started the Wrestling Officials Association there. He moved to Pennsville in 1957 and became head coach in 1958. After a 3-6 season, Harford’s teams never again had a losing record in his 22 years as head coach. His 228-65 record was third best in South Jersey history and sixth hest in state history when he retired as head coach. From 1965-71 his teams compiled a 59-2 record during which time they won 36 consecutive meets. He produced 3 state, 13 regional, 76 district, and 41 Christmas tournament individual champions His teams also won 4 Christmas, 7 district, 8 Tri-County Conference and South Jersey Wrestling Conference championships. Harford has received numerous honors, including being named Region 8 Coach of the Year in 1976 and state Coach of the Year in 1980. He was very active in the SJWCOA and the Hall of Fame Organization.

Sandy Hendricks (Class of 2003)
New Jersey Wrestling Officials Association

A 1970 West Deptford High School graduate where he compiled a modest 28-14 record in wrestling and was a member of the school’s football and track teams, Hendricks attended Gloucester County College (22-11 career and twice qualifying for the Junior College Regionals). Hendricks started his officiating career in 1975 and retired following the 2001 season. He worked all levels in the state (Groups, Districts, Regionals and States) including a stretch of 15 consecutive years on the district and regional level and 10 years on the state level. The South Jersey Wrestling Coaches and Officials Organization selected him as the 1996 Official of the Year. He served as treasurer of the Southern Chapter of the NJWOA for six years and served on several committees with the chapter. He received a gold ring for officiating service in 1998. In addition Hendricks coached youth wrestling for 12 years and was an official in many summer tournaments over the years (donating his fee back to the clubs to help promote the sport).

Kenneth W. Herishen (Class of 2005)
Paul VI High School

A 1989 graduate, Herishen was a three-time district champion and two-time regional champion. After a second place finish in the state his junior year, Herishen capped an 85-7-2 career by winning the state title at 112 pounds in 1989. Herishen attended East Stroudsburg University before transferring to Trenton State (later The College of New Jersey) where he was a two-time All-American (1994 and 1995) at 118 pounds. Herishen entered the coaching ranks once his college career ended. He spent one season at Trenton State and in 1995 began coaching as an assistant at Dwight-Englewood High School in North Jersey. The team won the Parochial B State Tittle in 1999. Herishen spent two years as head coach and in 2003 moved over to coach the middle school program. He became a personal trainer and a Fitness Center owner.

Richard A.C. Hicks Sr. (Class of 1991)
Haddon Township High School

A 1973 graduate, Hicks participated in football, wrestling and baseball. A three-year varsity starter for coach Miller Preston, Hicks was 56-8-1 and won district and regional championships his junior and senior years. Hicks advanced to the state finals his junior and senior seasons and finished second both years. In 1972 Hicks lost to Jay Stuart of Piscataway 2-0 in the 136-pound state finals to finish 20-4 and earn a spot on first team All-South Jersey. The following year Hicks beat Gary Kessel of Hopatcong 5-2 and Dave Specian of Manville 5-2 before losing to Region 7 champion Dave Miller of Shawnee in the 136-pound finals. Miller was enshrined in the South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1990. Hicks continued his wrestling at Trenton State where he won the Metropolitan Tournament in 1977 and placed second in 1975 and 1978. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education in 1979, Hicks became an assistant coach at Collingswood for two years. He moved on to Pennsauken High School and in nine years as head coach through 1991 had three district champions one regional champ and one regional runner-up.

Gil Hillman (Class of 1982)
Woodbury High School

A 1942 graduate, Gil got his start in the sport on an intramural basis his sophomore year at Woodbury. As a junior, Gil joined others in school under Coach Cliff Rubicam in inter-school competition, although the school had no regular varsity schedule. As a senior, Cliff was part of Woodbury’s varsity program and completed an unbeaten season by winning the state title at 145 pounds. After graduation, Gil entered the service where he wrestled a few more times before hanging up the sneaks. A few years ago he was active in the Woodbury Heights Boys Club where he coached wrestling for several years before retiring once more to the sidelines.

Bill Hinman (Class of 2007)
Paulsboro High School

A 1980 graduate, Hinman compiled a 99-8-2 record in his four-year varsity career under Coach Bob Fredrick. A four-time District 29 finalist, Hinman defeated John Fiorentino of Triton at 158 pounds as a sophomore to win his first district title. He then won back-to-back 170-pound titles with wins over Daryll Bagby of West Deptford and Steve Fortson of Woodbury. A three-time Region 8 finalist, Hinman followed a one-point loss to Absegami's Joe Pauls as a sophomore by winning 170-pound titles over Gene Randle of Lower Cape May and Corkey Scott of Overbrook, respectively, his last two years. In state competition, Hinman carried undefeated records into the state finals as a junior and senior. His junior year he lost 4-3 in overtime to unbeaten Clarence Richardson of St. Benedict's. As a senior Hinman was called for an illegal slam while leading in the second period and lost by injury disqualification to unbeaten Chris Musmanno of Belleville. Hinman continued his career at the University of Arizona and won the Las Vegas Invitational his freshman year. Arizona discontinued its wrestling program after Hinman's first year, ending his wrestling career. .

Bobby Hogan (Class of 1980)
Millville High School

A four-year varsity starter from 1955 to 1958, Hogan became South Jersey’s first two-time state champion when he compiled a perfect record over his last two years. He was also South Jersey’s first recipient of the Outstanding Wrestler Award in the state tournament. He wrestled varsity for Rutgers University three years and was a bronze medalist in the Easterns. Hogan coached wrestling for seven