Tommy Chesbro

Career

As coach he led the Oklahoma state wrestling team to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Wrestling Team Championship on at least one occasion. During those years, he coached 20 individual National Collegiate Athletic Association champions and 20 National Amateur Athletic Union and United States of America Wrestling winners. In 1995, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Achievements

• In his 15 years as Ohio State University’s coach, he earned a national reputation as a matchless technician, whose teams won 227 dual meets with only 26 defeats, a 90 per cent winning record.