All-time National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished Members and Award Honorees
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National Wrestling Hall of Fame ()
06/08/2011
DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS
1976 - Charter Class
Dr. Raymond G. Clapp
Fendley A. Collins
J.T. “Tommy†Evans
Edward C. Gallagher
Art Griffith
Dan Allen Hodge
Clifford P. Keen
David H. McCuskey
George N. Mehnert
Hugo M. Otopalik
Rex A. Peery
Myron W. Roderick
William “Billy†Sheridan
Jack F. Van Bebber
1977
Jess W. Hoke
Paul V. Keen
William H. Koll
Gerald G. Leeman
Charles W. Mayser
Terrence J. McCann
Earl G. McCready
Port G. Robertson
Russell J. Vis
Henry Wittenburg
1978
Glen Brand
A. Ross Flood
Stanley W. Henson
Harold J. Nichols
Robin Reed
E. Gray Simons
William T. Smith
1979
Douglas M. Blubaugh
Dr. Albert deFerrari
Frank W. Lewis
Joe C. McDaniel
Charles M. Speidel
Keith F. Young
1980
Dan M. Gable
William P. Martin
William J. Nelson
Yojiro Uetake Obata
Edwin Clark Peery
Robert Hugh Peery
Robert S. Siddens
Dale O. Thomas
1981
David B. Arndt
Conrad C. Caldwell
Lowell W. Lange
Robert E. Pearce
Arnold W. Umbach
1982
R. Wayne Baughman
Finn B. Eriksen
William R. Kerslake
George A. Martin
Wayne A. Wells
Shelby A. Wilson
1983
Lloyd O. Appleton
Robert E. Dellinger
Guy H. Lookabaugh
Peter J. Mehringer
Michael Milkovich
1984
Richard L. Voliva
Vincent Zuaro
1985
Steven L. Combs
Gene Davis
Manuel Gorriaran
Wallace T. Johnson
1986
Frank “Sprig†Gardner
Benjamin L. Peterson
John A. Peterson
1987
Bobby E. Douglas
William P. Farrell
Grady Peninger
Richard J. Sanders
Joseph R. Scalzo
1989
Russell O. Hellickson
1990
Stanley J. Abel
Leroy P. Kemp, Jr.
Walter C. O’Connell
Raymond H. Swartz
1991
Richard W. Barker
Michael J. Caruso
S. Wade Schalles
1992
LeRoy A. Alitz
Marvin G. Hess
Paul K. Scott
John T. Vaughan
1993
Edward J. Banach
Werner P. Holzer
Allie R. Morrison
William H. “Billy†Thom
1994
Edward G. Aliverti
Lou D. Banach
Steven H. Fraser
Douglas H. Lee
1995
Henry L. Boresch
Tommy E. Chesbro
Richard DiBatista
Richard H.A. Hutton
Mark P. Schultz
1996
Stanley J. Dziedzic
John K. Eareckson
Dr. Melvin D. Jones
Lloyd W. Keaser
1997
George S. Dole
Ken Kraft
Dave Schultz
John W. Smith
1998
John W. Hancock
Randy Lewis
Bill Scherr
Joe Seay
1999
Jeff Blatnick
Mark Churella
Art Martori
John G. Reese
2000
Gary Kurdelmeier
Pat Milkovich
Gene Mills
James C. Peckham
2001
Kurt Angle
Tom Brands
Kenny Monday
Alan Rice
Rick Tucci
2002
Bruce R. Baumgartner
Kendall Cross
Jim Scherr
2003
Nate Carr
Lou Giani
Kevin Jackson
Bucky Maughan
2004
Leslie A. Anderson
Don Behm
Larry L. Hayes
Jim Zalesky
2005
Robert Bubb
Chris Campbell
Zeke Jones
J Robinson
2006
Terry Brands
Josiah Henson
Tricia Saunders
Pat Smith
2007
Barry Davis
Greg Gibson
Larry Kristoff
William Weick
2008
Ricky Bonomo
Mike Houck
Wayne A. Martin
Robert Weaver, Sr.
2009
Peter Steele Blair
Edward Eichelberger
Les Gutches
Dennis Koslowski, D.C.
2010
Dave Auble
Russell Camilleri
Rulon Gardner
Lincoln McIlravy
OUTSTANDING AMERICANS
1992 - Charter Class
Roone Arledge
James M. Biggar
Dr. Norman E. Borlaug
Michael Collins
Kirk Douglas
John W. Irving
Abraham Lincoln
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf
George Washington
1993
Frank C. Carlucci III
John H. Chafee
Stephen Friedman
Robert W. Hannan
Dr. Peter W. Likins
Theodore Roosevelt
1994
Ronald N. Magruder
David S. Pottruck
Edward B. Rust, Jr.
Arthur C. Rutzen
1995
Hiraoki “Rocky†Aoki
Henry R. Kravis
James A. Leach
1996
Gen. Charles C. Krulak
Tom Sullivan
1997
Dan Dierdorf
William H. Taft
1998
Carl Albert
Dr. Joseph P. Allen
1999
Dr. Kenneth J. Faust
Adm. James L. Holloway III
Philip Rauch
2000
J. Dennis Hastert
2001
Paul Wellstone
2002
Maj. Gen. Kenneth C. Leuer
Jeffery A. Levitetz
2003
William Baldwin
2004
Kevin Cecil Short
2005
James Ravannack
2006
Pat Day
2007
Gen. Ronald Fogleman
Michael Novogratz
2008
Dan T. Cathy
2009
Stephen C. Silver
2010
Chadwick (Ugisata) Smith
DAVE SCHULTZ HIGH SCHOOL EXCELLENCE AWARD
1996 - David Kjeldgaard
1997 - Jeff Knupp
1998 - Justin Ruiz
1999 - Zach Roberson
2000 - Ben Connell
2001 - Steve Mocco
2002 - Teyon Ware
2003 - C.P. Schlatter
2004 - Coleman Scott
2005 - Troy Nickerson
2006 - David Craig
2007 - Zachary Sanders
2008 - Jason Chamberlain
2009 - David Taylor
2010 - Logan Stieber
MEDAL OF COURAGE
1996 - Erik Weihenmayer
1997 - Dock Kelly
1998 - Ray Murphy
1999 - Nick Ackerman
2000 - Robert Russell
2001 - William Berry
2002 - Chief Raymond Downey, Jeremy Glick and Mark Whitford
2003 - Dr. Edwin C. Lampitt
2004 - Mark A. Scott
2005 - Kyle Maynard
2006 - Randy Meyer
2007 - Joe Russell
2008 - Dr. James V. Mastro
2009 - Larry Gibson
2010 - Richard Yarosh
ORDER OF MERIT
1992 - Dr. Melvin D. Jones
1993 - Donald A. Sayenga
1994 - Warren F. Tischler
1995 - Ken Kraft
1996 - J. Dennis Hastert
1997 - Jim Scherr
1998 - Sandy Stevens
1999 - Fritz McGinness
2000 - Scott Beck
2001 - John Graham
2002 - Bill Martell
2003 - Lanny Bryant
2004 - James C. Keen
2005 - Stanley R. Zeamer
2006 - Larry Sciacchetano
2007 - Mike Chapman
2008 - Richard P. Small
2009 - Arno Niemand
2010 - Bernard J. Feldman, M.D.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FOR OFFICIALS
1994
Chuck Almeida
Gordon DuPree
Carl Frankett
Pat McCormick
Don Sondgeroth
Rick Tucci
1995
Steve Evanoff
Pat Lovell
Pascal Perri
Sheila Wager
1996
Lynn M. Dyche
Darold D. Henry
Jon M. Schaus
Dick Torio
1997
W. Stephen Bernhardt
Pete George
Willard L. “Mick†Pickford
Mark S. Piven
1998
Dave Frisch
Sue Siar
Sally Stanford
Bill Stecklein
1999
Charles Douglas
Leroy Evans
2000
Santos Cageao
Bob Siar
2001
Jack Gause
Thomas Gaylin, III
2002
Fred Ambrose
Mort Geller
2003
Jay Roelen
2004
Fred Richardson
2005
Bobby Walton
2006
Sam Williams
2007
Mike Allen
2008
Jerry Wager
2009
Charles Edward Yagla
2010
Jim Ramirez