Hall of Famer Paul Ehrhard passed away on June 2, 2023. He was 89 years old. Ehrhard was a long-time coach at Albert Lea High School in Albert Lea, Minn. He was inducted into the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Dave Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1988 and the Minnesota Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Charles Ofsthun 1932-2023
Hall of Famer Charles Ofsthun passed away on March 3, 2023. He was 91 years old. Ofsthun was a three-time state champion for Robbinsdale High School and an NCAA finalist for the University of Minnesota. He was inducted into the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Dave Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2012.
Chuck Prunty 1935-2023
Hall of Famer Chuck Prunty passed away on January 13, 2023. He was 87 years old. Prunty was a long-time coach at Austin High School in Austin, Minn. He was inducted into the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Dave Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1979 and the Minnesota Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2007.
WCAABE Wrestler loses his life in automobile accident
GRANT COUNTY – The name of a person who died in a head-on collision on Sunday, Sept. 11 in Grant County has been released.
He is Tyler David Stone of Hoffman, 18, according to a Minnesota State Patrol accident report.
The fatal crash happened at Highway 79 and County Road 21 near Sanford Township at 4:29 p.m. Continue reading at echopress.com →
Viktor Wilson 1936-2002
Hall of Famer Viktor Wilson passed away on August 8th. He was 86 years old. A native of Rochester, Minn., Wilson was a long-time coach at Stillwater High School in Stillwater, Minn.
He was inducted into the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Dave Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2010.
Tom Beyer 1958-2022
Hall of Famer Tom Beyer passed away on July 23, 2022. He was 64 years old. A native of Morris, Minn., Beyer was a long-time coach at Willmar High School in Willmar, Minn. He was inducted into the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Dave Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Minnesota Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2020.
NDSU Athletics Mourns the Passing of Wrestling Signee Damian Mendez
FARGO, N.D. – On Tuesday, the North Dakota State Wrestling program and head coach Roger Kish announced the passing of incoming freshman Damian Mendez over the weekend.
“It is with sincere sorrow that we have to announce the loss of one of our Bison family members, as we learned of the tragic passing of Damian over the weekend,” said Kish.
Mendez signed with the Bison in March of 2022. He was set to join the Bison this fall and was intending to major in Sport Management at NDSU.
Chuck Jean 1949-2021
Hall of Famer Chuck Jean passed away on September 29, 2021. He was 72 years old. A native of Albert Lea, Minn., Jean was a Minnesota state champion and four-time college national champion. He was inducted into the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Dave Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1989.