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NC State mat alum, high school coach Dunbar dies

Anthony Dunbar, former North Carolina State University wrestler who had wrestled at Cary (N.C.) High School then returned to his prep alma mater as coach, passed away in his sleep Monday night in his home. He was 40 years old. “We just learned of the passing of our head wrestling coach Anthony Dunbar who died in his sleep last night. Please keep Coach Dunbar’s family in your thoughts and prayers this Christmas,” the school – located just outside Raleigh, the state capital — tweeted from its athletic department Twitter account. Dunbar had a long-time connection with the Cary High wrestling program that endured to the days just before Christmas. He had wrestled at Cary in the late 1990s, as a member of the school’s state championship teams in 1996, 1997, and 1998. Dunbar was named the Co-Most Outstanding Wrestler at the 1998 dual team championship, according to HighSchoolOT.com.

Anthony DunbarAfter graduating from Cary High in 1998, Dunbar continued his academic and athletic career at N.C. State. Dunbar returned to Cary in 2006 to join the wrestling coaching staff. He helped lead the Cary Imps to seven state mat titles. In 2017, Dunbar became Cary High’s fourth head wrestling coach … Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/22771?mc_cid=6368d2c7ab&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 3, 2020 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized