updated May 7, 2008 10:00am

District XI Hall of Fame




2008 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Joey Killar- State Champ From Saucon Valley and NCAA All-American for Harvard

Malcolm Purdy- Former Ooutstanding Easton Wrestler and Youth Coach, 3x DXI Champ, 2x NE Regional Champ

Gary Brownell- Known as "Gimp"-Lehigh- Developed computer wrestling programs for local, State, and NCAA Tournaments

Chris Gerhard- Catasauqua State Champion

Duane Maurer- Former Outstanding Coach at Pine Grove and now Coaching at Schuylkill Valley HS, NCAA All-American. 2x DXI Coach of the Year, 2x D3 Coach of the Year, 3 State Champs, 16 SE Regional Champs, 8 SC Regional Champs, 15 DXI Champs, 15 DIII Champs



HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

 

Barry Adams

Roland Alger

Rosie Amato - Retired Refereel. Long time BASD school board member. Currently a video replay football official for the ACC.

Fred Anderson

Jim Angeline

Dennis Atiyeh - Dieruff HS, State Champ

George Atiyeh - Dieruff HS, State Champ

Joe Atiyeh - Dieruff HS, Olympic Silver Medalist for Syria in 1984.

Dick Baker

John Balliet

Jeff Baum

Charles Bartolet Jr. - Ex-Head Coach at Saucon Valley/Hellertown HS

Charles Bartolet Sr. - Ex-Head Coach at Easton HS (1 State Champ, 6 NE Regional Champs and 24 DXI Champs)

Mike Bateman - Referee

Tom Best - -Bethlehem Catholic HS. PIAA state champion 1979.

Joe Blankowitsch

Gary Blockus - Reporter for The Morning Call

Tom Bold

Lee Bolmer

Bill Brenneman

Bernie Brown - Bethlehem Catholic HS, 2x State Champ, 4x EIWA placewinner

Mike Brown - Bethlehem Catholic HS, State Champ, 4x EIWA Champ, 4x All-American at Lehigh

Tom Bubba

Terry Case

Joe Cesari - Head Coach North Schuylkill, 6th winningest coach in DXI, 7x DXI Coach of the Year, 10 State Champs, 31 SE Regional Champs, 31 DXI Champs, Current Referee

Joe Cesari Jr. - North Schuylkill, 3x State Medalist

Steve Cesari - North Schuylkill, 3x State Champ

Bruce A. Clymer

Bob Colletta - Referee

Doug Collina - Notre Dame HS, Retired Referee

Jack Collins

Mike Connor

Dave Crowell - Head Coach at Easton, Wilson, Nazareth, 9x DXI Coach of the year, 14 State Champs, 26 NE Regional AAA Champs, 18 SE Regional AA Champs, 60 DXI Champs.

Jack Cuvo - Easton, 3x State Champ, 4x State Medalist, 2x NCAA Champ, 3x NCAA Medalist, best winning percentage in Easton History 98.60%

Karl Detweiler

Cory Debias - Northern Lehigh

Bill Diebler

Stan Dziedzic - Three-time PSAC and three-time NCAA College Division national champion. Division I national title in 1971 and national runner-up in 1972. His collegiate record at The Rock was 116-2 with both of his losses coming against fellow national champions. Won a bronze medal at the 1975 Olympic Games in Montreal and a gold medal in the 1980 World Championships. A former collegiate coach, Dziedzic was named in 1977 as the winner of the SRU Outstanding Alumni Award and was the Amateur Wrestling News' "Man of the Year" in 1980. He has also been inducted into the National Wrestling and Division II Wrestling Coaches halls of fame.

Rick Edwards - Head Coach North Schuylkill

John Fenstermacher - Instrumental in starting up and keeping the success of West Bethlehem Wrestling Club. Also very involved in the Liberty Hurricane Wrestling Club.

Dennis Fenton - Head Coach at Notre Dame, 3x DXI Ciach of the Year, 9th winningest coach in DXI

Mike Fenton

Bob Ferraro - Easton, President of NHSCA

Ray Ferraro - Easton

Nick Fierro - Reporter for The Express Times

Sean Finkbeiner - Northampton, 3x State Medalist

Ron Flemming

Larry Fornicola

John Fritz - Liberty HS, 1st State Champ, NCAA Champ at Penn State, Retired Head Coach at Penn State.

Carl Frankett

Matt Gerhard - Catasauqua, 4x State Champ

Richard Gross

 

Frank Guitierrerz - Head Coach Liberty, 1st DXI Coach of the Year, 4x DXI Coach of the Year, 8th winningest coach in DXI

Bob Guzzo

Dick Hammer - Radio & TV Personality

James Harkins

Dave Hawk

Charlie Helfrich

Scott Hovan - William Allen HS, 2x State Champ, 2x NCAA Champt at Pittsburgh, Ex-Head Coach at Parkland and Methacton HS, currently Assistant Coach at Quakertown HS.

Tony Iasiello - Liberty, Head Coach at Bethlehem Catholic, 2nd winningest coach in District XI, 11 State Champs, President of District XI Coaches Assoc. 2x DXI Coach of the Year, Inducted into Nation Wrestling Hall of Fame

Charles Jablonski

Frank Jordan - Retired Referee amd longtime DXI and NE Regional scorekeeper/clockman.

Jody Karam - Easton, Head Coach at Liberty

Bob Kern - Freedom HS, Ex-Head Coach at No. Lehigh, Referee

Dick King

Doug Koch

Bill Krebs

Paul Kuklentz

Gary Laubach - RCN TV Personality

Archie Leigh

Charles Lerch

Jake Llewellyn - Referee

Jack Logic - Radio Personality

Dr. John Lux

John Maitland - Head Coach at Easton

Joe Mamana

John Marfia Jr. - Easton, Wilkes College

Enzo Marinelli

Ted Martz

John Massiado - Assistant Coach at Northampton HS.

Jack McCallum - Ex-Morning Call Reporter now writing for Sports Illustrated.

Bill McCoach - Voice of District XI Tournament

Jim McIntyre

Richard McIntyre

John Myers

Mike Meilinger

Ted Meixell - Reporter for The Morning Call

Mike Moore - Radio Personality

John Morrison

David Mutton

Dennis Nemes

Ken Nickisher

Ray Nunamaker - Head Coach at Nazareth, all-time winningest coach in DXI, 7x DXI Coach of the Year, 9 State Champs, 38 NE Regional Champs, 51 DXI Champs.

Tom Ortwein

Tom Persing

Phillip Phillippi

John Piper

Steve Powell - Head Coach at Easton, 5x DXI Coach of the Year, 17 State Champs, 54 NE Regional Champs, 65 DXI Champs

Robert "Pete" Purdy - Wilson Area H.S.

Paul Reinhard

Matt Reiss - NCAA Champ

Jerry Rodriquez

Rick Rodriquez

Don Rohn - Saucon Valley, Ex-Head Coach at Northampton, 8 State Champs.

Rob Rohn - Nazareth, Lehigh, NCAA Champ

 

Russell Rohrbach

Larry Ross

Greg Ruth

Dick Rutt - State Champ from Easton, 2x DXI Champ, Started "the Streak"

Jim Santo

Dick Santoro - Bethlehem Catholic HS, Lehigh U. 3x EIWA placewinner, All American, NCAA Bronze in 1958

Pat Santoro - Bethlehem Catholic HS, Head Coach at U. of Maryland, Head Coach & Asst Coach at Lehigh U.

Rich Santoro - Bethlehem Catholic HS, Lehigh U. PIAA state champion. 3x EIWA place winner. 3x All American.

Art Schaeffer

Don Schleicher

C. Preston Scoboria

Pat Sculley - Bethlehem Catholic HS, Lehigh U., . PIAA state champion. 2x EIWA place winner

Tom Sculley - Bethlehem Catholic HS, Lehigh U. 2x EIWA Champ and 3x EIWA medalist, NCAA Champ in 1974

Ed Seibert

Billy Sheridan - First ever Lehigh U. Coach

Larry Sheridan

Shel Siegel - Retired President of Channel 39 TV. He was the voice of PIAA state wrestling championships.

Andy Silock

Gene Smith - Easton

Glenn Smith

Al Snellman - Past Head Coach at Freedom HS and DXI Committee Member.

Ron Spinner - Head Coach at Stroudsburg, 5th winningest coach in District XI

Sam Spinelli

Bill Stark

Greg Strobel - Head Coach at Lehigh U.

Barry Snyder - Easton, Asst. Coach at Easton

Bryan Snyder - Easton, State Champ and 2x NCAA Runnerup

Keith Taylor

Howard Tice

James Teirnan

Pat Tocci Jr.

John Toggas - Ex-Head Coach at Parkland, 20 State Champs

Jon Trenge - Parkland HS , 2x DXI Champ, 4x DXI Medalist, 2x NE Regional Champ, 2x State Champ, 3x State Medalist, Lehigh U.

Bill Trexler

Scott Turner - Freedom, NCAA Champ at NC State.

Thad Turner - Coach at Phillipsburg NJ, Head Coach at Lehigh U.

Dominic Villani - Chairman of District XI

Harry Wall

Gene Waas - Referee, Referee Assessor, Assigner

Ed Watto

Bobby Weaver - Easton HS, 3x DXI Champ, 2x NE Regional Champ, 3x State Champ, Olympic Gold Medalist

Chris Wentz - Northwestern Lehigh HS.-4x district X1 champion. 4x NE regional champion. 3x PIAA state place winner. Finishing 2nd twice and 3rd once.

Bob Welty

Bob Winters

Bill Young

Al Zarbatany

Bob Zarbatany - Ex-Head Coach at Easton retired 1977, 8 State Champs, 24 NE Regional Champs, 32 DXI Champs.

Jim Zenz - Saucon Valley HS, NC State. PIAA state champion. The first ever NC State wrestler to place at the NCAA Tournament, finishing sixth at 118 pounds in 1979. Finished third in the NCAAs in 1980. Was an All-American in 1979 and 1980. A two-time ACC Champion as well.