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The National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum announces the Class of 2016 inductees

Wrestling Shrine celebrates 40th Anniversary in June with $3.5 Million Renovation

STILLWATER, Okla. – The National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum on Monday announced that the Class of 2016 inductees are Carlton Haselrig, Brandon Slay, William (Bill) Harlow, John Richard (Dick) Wilson, Randy Bortles, Joseph Galli Jr., Marcia Haise, and Ron Good.

The NWHOF Board of Governors approved the selections at its meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, on Oct. 24. The induction ceremony will be held at the 40th Anniversary Honors Weekend on June 3-4, 2016 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. For more information on Honors Weekend, please telephone (405) 377-5243.

The National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum in Stillwater, Oklahoma, is currently closed while undergoing a $3.5 million renovation, scheduled to be completed in time to celebrate Honors Weekend.

“This group of extraordinary individuals have made a significant impact on the sport of wrestling,” said Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum. “It is our privilege to honor them, but, more importantly, we appreciate the opportunity each year when we get to let people know what each of these remarkable individuals has done.”

Haselrig and Slay were chosen as Distinguished Members for the Modern Era while Harlow and Wilson were selected as Distinguished Members by the Veterans Committee. Bortles is the Medal of Courage honoree, and Galli is the Outstanding American. Haise is being honored for Lifetime Service for Officials, and Good has been selected as the Order of Merit recipient.

America’s shrine to the sport of wrestling, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum has the largest collection of wrestling artifacts and memorabilia in the world. The renovation will allow visitors to experience interactive exhibits while continuing to see the greatest names of the sport enshrined in the Hall of Honors.

Distinguished Members can be a wrestler who has achieved extraordinary success in national and/or international competition; a coach who has demonstrated great leadership in the profession and who has compiled an outstanding record; or a contributor whose long-term activities have substantially enhanced the development and advancement of the sport.  More details and pictures at http://nwhof.org/blog/national-wrestling-hall-of-fame-museum-announces-class-of-2016/

November 2, 2015 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized