Thomas Hostetter (1968)

As a youngster involved in the Manheim Central Youth Wrestling program of Pennsylvania Hall of Fame Coach, Clyde “Red” Witman, I developed a great interest…

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Marty Strayer (1965)

My thoughts on my wrestling career at Penn State: Matches that I wrestled and remember the most. I think it was my first match that…

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Steve Erber (1965)

My memories of Penn State and Penn State wrestling are some of the fondest memories I have. Some of my best and closest friends, George…

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Mark Piven (1964)

My high-school wrestling coach, the late “Sprig” Gardner of Mepham High School on Long Island was an old service buddy of Charlie Speidel and was…

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Ray Nunamaker (1963)

Here are my thoughts on my experience with Penn State wrestling: I learned that the Penn State wrestling experience wasn’t all about wins and losses,…

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Eugene H. Austin (1963)

Being part of a team means different things to different people. For some, it is the chance to catch a game-winning touchdown, or earn a…

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Ron Pifer (by John Harrison) (1962)

Courtesy of John Harrison A three-time All-American wrestler for Penn State, Ron provided many outstanding memories through the years for Penn State wrestling fans. He…

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Ron Pifer (1962)

I went to Bellefonte High School and Sam Markle, my brother-in-law, had wrestled for Bellefonte and Penn State. So my dream and my family’s hope…

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Raymond Pottios (1958)

A little tidbit of information that might be interesting to someone. As the 1957 football season ended, I decided to go out for the wrestling…

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John Johnston (by John Harrison) (1958)

Courtesy of John Harrison John was a three time EIWA champion and a two-time All-American at Penn State, finishing first and third in the country….

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