A collection of images memorializing Ohio’s best wresters in history
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Wrestler | High School | Year |
Harry Steel | Canton McKinley | 1918 |
Perry Martter | Grandview Heights | 1918 |
Kermit Blosser | Logan | 1928 |
Henry Matthes | University School | 1935 |
George Downes | Magnolia | 1936 |
George Bollas | Warren G. Harding | 1939 |
Joe Naso | Cleveland West Tech | 1944 |
Gene Gibbons | Cleveland West | 1946 |
Bill Kerslake | Euclid Central | 1947 |
John Matteucci | Cleveland West | 1948 |
Bob Marich | Euclid Shore | 1949 |
Richard Bonacci | Cleveland West | 1951 |
James Dregalla | Cleveland John Marshall | 1954 |
Harry Houska | Parma | 1960 |
Robert Douglas | Bridgeport | 1961 |
Carl Hoppel | Lisbon Beaver | 1962 |
Dave Reinbolt | Toledo Central Catholic | 1963 |
Joseph Peritore | Maple Heights | 1963 |
Dale Brumit | Stow | 1966 |
Wayne Holmes | Columbus Central | 1967 |
Greg Wojciechowski | Toledo Whitmer | 1968 |
Tom Milkovich | Maple Heights | 1969 |
Pat Milkovich | Maple Heights | 1971 |
Shawn Garel | East Cleveland Shaw | 1973 |
Andy Daniels | Akron Buchtel | 1974 |
Leroy Kemp | Chardon | 1974 |
Jim Hanson | Richmond Heights | 1975 |
Harry Steel
![](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image-54.png)
![Olympian Harry Steel](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-1.png)
![Harry Steel Ohio State Wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-2.png)
![Harry Steel Perry Martter Paris Olympics](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image-22.png)
Perry Martter
![Perry Martter Ohio State wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image-52.png)
![1921 Ohio State Wrestling Martter](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-4.png)
![Perry Martter demonstrates power-half on Ohio state teammate](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-44-1024x737.png)
![Perry Martter Ohio State Wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-45.png)
Kermit Blosser
![Kermit Blosser NCAA wrestling Champion](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-6.png)
![Kermit Blosser Ohio](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-7.png)
![Coach Kermit Blosser](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-11.png)
Henry Matthes
![Henry Matthes University School](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-46.png)
![Henry Matthes University School wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-47.png)
![Henry Matthes wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-8.png)
![Henry Matthes Lehigh](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-9.png)
George Downes
![George Downes NCAA wrestling Champ](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-10.png)
George Bollas
![George Bollas 1946 wrestling champ](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-12.png)
![George Bollas the Zebra Kid](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-13.png)
Joe Naso
![](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-94.png)
2x State Champion
Gene Gibbons
![Gene Gibbons Michigan State](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-15.png)
![Gene Gibbons John Marshall wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-74.png)
![John Marshall Gene Gibbons](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-16.png)
Bill Kerslake
![Bill Kerslake Euclid Central](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-48.png)
![Bill Kerslake wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-50-1024x637.png)
![Bill Kerslake wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-52.png)
![Bill Kerslake wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-54.png)
![Bill Kerslake wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-57.png)
![Bill Kerslake wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-58.png)
![Bill Kerslake wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-59.png)
![Bill Kerslake wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-61.png)
![Bill Kerslake wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-63.png)
![Bill Kerslake wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-64.png)
John Matteucci
![](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-65.png)
![](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-67.png)
Bob Marich
![Bob Marich Euclid Shore wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image-33.png)
3x State Champion
![Bob Marich Cincinnati football](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-68.png)
Dick Bonacci
![Dick Bonacci Ohio Wrestling Greats](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image-23.png)
3x MAC Champion
![1951 Cleveland West High School Wrestling Team National Champions](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-71-1024x512.png)
State Champions
National Champions
![Dick Bonacci Cleveland State Coach](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-69.png)
Jim Dregalla
![Jim Dregalla John Marshall](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-72.png)
![Jim Dregalla three-time heavyweight state champion](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image-34.png)
![Jim Dregalla Cleveland John Marhsall wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-73.png)
Harry Houska
![Harry Houska Parma High School](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-40.png)
![Harry Houska Ohio state champion](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-41.png)
![Harry Houska NCAA Champion](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-43.png)
Bobby Douglas
![bobby Douglas Bridgeport wrestling champions 1959](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-93.png)
![Bobby Douglas Bridgeport](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-92.png)
![Bobby Douglas Oklahoma State Wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-76.png)
![Bobby Douglas Ohio Wrestling Greats](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-75.png)
Carl Hoppel
![Carl Hoppel freshman state champion](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/image-1.png)
![Carl Hoppel three-time state champion](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-77.png)
Dave Reinbolt
![](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-78.png)
2x State Placer
![Dave Reinbolt NCAA Champion Ohio State](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image-47.png)
Joseph Peritore
![Joe Peritore Lehigh](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/image-9.png)
![Joe Peritore Maple Heights](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-79.png)
Dale Brumit
![Dale Brumit Stow High School Wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/image-12.png)
![Dale Brumit University of Arizona](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-80.png)
Wayne Holmes
![Wayne Holmes Greco Roman wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image-2.png)
Greg Wojciechowski
![Greg Wojciechowski Toledo Whitmer wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-58.png)
2x State Champion
![Greg Wojciechowski "Wojo" wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image-59.png)
Olympian
Tom Milkovich
![Tom Milkovich Maple Heights](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-59.png)
![Tom Milkovich three-time state champion](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-61.png)
![Tom Milkovich Michigan State](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-81.png)
NCAA Champion
Pat Milkovich
![Pat Milkovich Maple Heights wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-63.png)
1971 State Champion
![Pat Milkovich State Champion](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-62.png)
![Pat Milkovich Michigan State](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-84-1024x794.png)
2x NCAA Champion
Shawn Garel
![Shawn Garel Oklahoma wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/image-3.png)
NCAA Champion
![](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-86.png)
![Shawn Garel Oklahoma wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-85.png)
Andy Daniels
![Andy Daniels Ohio Wrestling Greats](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image-50.png)
![Andy Daniels Ohio wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-87.png)
Leroy Kemp
![Leroy Kemp Chardon wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-64.png)
![Lee Kemp high school wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-65.png)
![Lee Kemp world champion wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-89.png)
Jim Hanson
![Jim Hanson richmond heights wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-66.png)
3x State Champion
![Jim Hanson Richmond Heights wrestling](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-91.png)
![](https://dubstat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-90.png)
NCAA All-American