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Former Duke Coach & Cowboy Wrestler Clar Anderson Inducted to Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame

BUFFALO, N.Y.  – Former Oklahoma State wrestling national champion Clar Anderson was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame Wednesday.
In Anderson’s time with the Cowboys, he was a 1983 national champion, a two-time All-American and tallied an impressive 73-17-4 record. Anderson played a key role on Oklahoma State teams that posted back-to-back conference championships in 1983 and ’84, as well as 44 straight victories and 22 consecutive home wins.
Prior to his decorated career at OSU, Anderson garnered All-America honors at Auburn in 1981. 
After his career on the mat, Anderson took an assistant coaching job with the Cowboys and would later join N.C. State’s staff in the same role. After his three-year stint with the Wolfpack, Anderson picked up the head coaching job at Duke in 1997, where he led the Blue Devils for the next 15 seasons. 
Anderson brought the Blue Devils’ program to new heights as he led Duke to its winningest season in school history in just his third season, additionally giving the Blue Devils their first All-American in 2009. Anderson was the ACC Coach of the Year in 2004 and earned the Bob Bubb Excellence Award for mentoring student-athletes both on and off the mat and in 2007. 
This event marks the 35th class to be inducted into the Hall of Fame since its inception in 1991 and brings total membership to 415. This year’s class includes Anderson, Mike Buczkowski, Joey Giambra, Jack Jurek, Tom Montemage, John Murphy, Paul Owens, Jim Peelle, Meaghan Sittler, James Starks, Kathy Sweet, and Jillian Vogtli. … more at … https://okstate.com/news/2025/6/11/cowboy-wrestling-former-cowboy-wrestler-anderson-inducted-to-greater-buffalo-sports-hall-of-fame

June 26, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Akron’s Ken Dies receives honor from National Wrestling Hall of Fame

By Nate Ulrich, Akron Beacon Journal
When Ken Dies opened a letter at his Highland Square home on June 25, the message caused his wife, Carol, to shed tears of joy.
Dies learned he will have a place in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The letter from the Hall of Fame’s executive director, Lee Roy Smith, states the hall’s Ohio chapter nominated Dies to receive the Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award, and the national HOF’s board selected him for the honor. “It’s just overwhelming,” Dies told the Beacon Journal by phone. “I did not expect this.” More on the Dies family: Akron Public Schools gives wrestling enthusiasts proper recognition
An Akron native, Dies is the face of a wrestling royal family Northeast Ohio has known for decades.
The Dies family started running high school and youth tournaments in the late 1970s. After Bill Dies died in 1987, Ken Dies inherited his father’s role as tournament director. His involvement with Ohio Youth Wrestling, the Walsh Jesuit Ironman tournament and the Bill Dies Memorial Wrestling Tournament held at Firestone CLC made him a popular figure in the sport throughout the state.
Now Dies, 81, is being honored at the national level. “My one brother, Steve, he’s a nut,” Dies said with a laugh. “He’s putting me in the same category as Dan Gable. He said, ‘You’re in the same hall of fame as Dan Gable.'” … more at … https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4075349339325-akron-s-ken-dies-receives-honor-from-national-wrestling-hall-of-fame?_f=app_share&pd=0IMTzHkC&lang=en_US&send_time=1750951613&s=i16&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A0%2C%22cv%22%3A%2225.25.0.37%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&sep=ns_foryou_rank_exp_25q2-v7%2Cns_foryou_blend_exp_25q2-v7%2Cns_foryou_recall_exp_25q3-v4%2Cns_foryou_model_exp_25q2_v2-v8

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