Hall of Famer Gerald “Gerry” Gingles passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. He was 84 years old. Gingles was a long-time coach at Canby High School. He was inducted into the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Dave Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Minnesota Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2005.
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MSU Mourns Passing of Rummy Macias
MANKATO, Minn. – The Minnesota State Athletics community mourns the passing of Rometo “Rummy” Macias, who passed away this week at the age of 101. Macias was responsible for starting the Minnesota State wrestling program in 1950. He then coached the Mavericks for the next 38 years. A native of Davenport, Iowa, Macias guided MSU to NAIA national titles in 1958 and 1959 and an NCAA college division crown in 1965.
While coaching at Minnesota State University, Macias coached 19 individual national champions and 92 All-Americans. In addition to his two NAIA championship teams and one NCAA college championship team, other teams under his guidance placed 7-8-9-10-11 in Division I championships.
MSU Athletics named their new wrestling facility at the Taylor Sports Center at Minnesota State University the “Rummy Macias Wrestling Complex” on October 13, 2001. Rummy coached 145 wrestlers who went on to become head coaches in Minnesota High Schools.
Legendary MSU wrestling coach Macias dies at 102
The adjectives are numerous — legendary, trailblazer, teacher, coach, champion.
They all apply to former Minnesota State University wrestling coach Rometo “Rummy” Macias, who passed away Monday in Florida at the age of 102.
He is remembered as an affable, loquacious, larger-than-life man who was a pioneer of collegiate wrestling.
Macias founded the MSU wrestling program in 1950 and coached for 38 years. During his tenure, he led MSU to three national championships and nine conference titles.
Perhaps his greatest accomplishment was the number of wrestlers who turned around and gave back to the sport. At least 145 of his wrestling graduates became high school or collegiate coaches in Minnesota and throughout the country. Continue reading at mankatofreepress.com →
Jon Horning 1938-2024
Former Willmar Wrestling Coach
Horning was the head wrestling coach at Pierre, SD, from 1966 to 1973, interim head wrestling coach at Northern State in 1974, and head wrestling coach at Willmar High from 1975-1981. He also coached baseball, football, and tennis while at Willmar.
Ron Gadberry 1936-2024
Hall of Famer Ron Gadberry passed away on May 8th, 2024. He was 87 years old. A native of Hillsboro, ND, Gadberry was a long-time coach at Moorhead High School in Minnesota and at Hillsboro High School in North Dakota.
He was inducted into the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Dave Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame and the North Dakota High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1996.
Noel Bailey 1941-2024
Hall of Famer Noel Bailey passed away on April 9, 2024. He was 82 years old. A native of Aitkin, Minn., Bailey was a long-time coach at Aitkin High School. He was inducted into the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Dave Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Minnesota Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2011.
Bailey served as the wrestling coach at Aitkin from 1972 to 1996 and returned for two additional seasons in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005. His career coaching record stands at 269-149-1. His 1988 team won the Section 8 title, and his teams secured eleven District titles and three Mid-State Conference titles. Additionally, he coached 29 individual place winners at the state level, including one state champion, Jason Math, in 1985.
William Hubbard 1942-2023
Hall of Famer William Hubbard passed away on December 5, 2023. He was 81 years old. A native of Big Falls, Minn., Hubbard founded the Wrestling Program at Little Falls Community High School.
He was inducted into the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Dave Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1996.
Gary Hindt 1945-2023
Hall of Famer Gary Hindt passed away on Thursday, November 23, 2023. He was 78 years old. Hindt was a long-time coach at Wabasso High School. He was inducted into the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Dave Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Minnesota Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018. He was selected as an MWCA State Coach of the Year in 2004 and 2006.
Legendary Wabasso wrestling coach Gary Hindt dies
WABASSO — Gary Hindt, former long-time Wabasso wrestling head coach and football head coach, died of cancer Thursday at the age of 78.
Hindt, Wabasso’s first head wrestling coach up until his retirement in 2017, bowed out of the Wabasso wrestling program with a 49-year career record of 807-214-6. That record saw him finish as the second winningest coach in state history.
The legendary coach was a two-time Minnesota Class A Coach of the Year and a Section Coach of the Year six times. He also coached Wabasso and Wabasso/Red Rock Central to state team tournaments in 2004 (second place), 2006 (fourth place), 2011 (fifth place) and 2016 (sixth place).
He was inducted into the Dave Bartelma Minnesota Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1994 and earned a National Wrestling Hall of Fame Lifetime Service to Wrestling award in 2018. Continue reading at nujournal.com →
Paul Ehrhard 1933-2023
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.