The National Wrestling Hall of Fame - Louisiana Chapter
Alphabetical List
Click on a photograph for a brief biography.
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| Mike Gaffney | Ray Gremillion | Elaine Guidroz |
Surachai "Sam" Harnsongkram |
Jay Harris | Dale Ketelsen | Martin Muller |
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Inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame| Hall of Fame Member | Year Inducted | Position(s) | ||
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2005 | Coach at Jesuit High School; Winner of 18 Division I Team Championships; Inducted to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1990 | ||
| Bill Bofinger | 2005 | Coach at Lee High School and Baton Rouge High School; Developer of Lee High Invitational/Louisiana Classic; Coach of First LHSAA Girls Team Championship | ||
| Sam J. Sara, III | 2005 | Coach at Adams Middle School and Grace King High School | ||
| Ken Cole | 2006 | Virginia Tech Wrestler and Contributor; Founder of Lafayette-area Wrestling | ||
| Dale Ketelsen | 2006 | University of Iowa Wrestler, Coach at Catholic High School, Belaire High School and St. Paul | ||
| Ray Gremillion | 2006 | Wrestler and Coach at East Jefferson High School and Bonnabel High School; First Public School State Championship in 1966 | ||
| Wayne Schmidt | 2006 | Wrestler at Brother Martin High School and Referee | ||
| Pat Davis | 2007 | Wrestler at Holy Cross High School and Coach at Buras High School | ||
| Mike Gaffney | 2007 | Wrestler at Jesuit High School and Contributor | ||
| Brother Melchior Polowy * | 2007 | Coach at Holy Cross High School; Founded Wrestling in Louisiana | ||
| Cliff Strider * | 2007 | Wrestler at East Jefferson High School and Referee/Head LA Referee | ||
| Dr. Nick Accardo | 2008 | Coach at Hanson Memorial and Franklin Senior high schools - Team doctor for the U.S. National Wrestling Team and at eight world championships | ||
| Ray Charbonneau | 2008 | Coach at Brother Martin High School and Holy Cross High School | ||
| Stephanie Sara | 2008 | Contributor | ||
| George Trygg | 2008 | Wrestler and Coach at East Jefferson High School | ||
| Donny Burton | 2025 | Founded Wrestling in Northwest Louisiana; Coach at Bossier High School, Calvary Baptist High School | ||
| Billy Duplessis | 2025 | Founder of Westbank Wrestling; Coach at John Ehret High School | ||
| Elaine Guidroz | 2025 | Ran the Ken Cole Memorial at Comeaux for almost two decades; Ran USAW Tournaments all over Louisiana | ||
| Jay Harris | 2025 | Baton Rouge City Champion - 1979; Official for 41 Years | ||
| Martin Muller | 2025 | Wrestler and Coach at St. Martin's Episcopal; Started the Louisiana High School Wrestling Archives (2006) and Louisiana Wrestling News (2012) Websites | ||
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2025 | Wrestler at East Jefferson High School; 10-year President of USA Wrestling; Served as LHSAA Liaison for over 30 LHSAA State Wrestling Championships; Inducted to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2005 | ||
| Jerry Schmidt | 2025 | Wrestler at Brother Martin; Official for three decades; Head Official 2017 to present |
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