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Mark Coleman to be Inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame
10/31/2024 4:01:00 PM | General
STILLWATER, Okla. – The National Wrestling Hall of Fame announced on Thursday that its Class of 2025 is Distinguished Members Darryl Burley, Matt Lindland, Terry Steiner and Greg Wojciechowski, Meritorious Official honoree Ken Mara, Order of Merit Recipient Van Stokes, Medal of Courage recipient Mark Coleman and Outstanding American honoree Terry Davis.
"The National Wrestling Hall of Fame is pleased to announce our Class of 2025, a deserving group of individuals are being recognized because of the sustainable values they have contributed to wrestling," said Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. "Each of these leaders set the tone and modeled the rituals, skills and work ethic necessary to advance the culture of our great sport's heritage, both on and off the mat."
The Hall of Fame's Board of Governors approved the selections at their annual fall meeting on October 29.
The Class of 2025 will be honored and officially inducted during the 48th Honors Weekend on June 6 and 7, 2025 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. For more information on Honors Weekend, please visit NWHOF.org or telephone (405) 377-5243.
The Medal of Courage recipient is a wrestler or former wrestler who has overcome what appear to be insurmountable challenges, providing inspiration to others.
Coleman is an NCAA Division I wrestling champion for Ohio State University, an All-American for Miami University, and a World silver medalist. Nicknamed "The Hammer", he was the first UFC heavyweight champion and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2008. Coleman saved the lives of his elderly parents in March 2024, pulling them out of a burning house.
Coleman earned All-American honors in 1986 for Miami, finishing fourth in the nation in his weight class (190 lbs.) at the NCAA Championships. He went on to represent the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
"The National Wrestling Hall of Fame is pleased to announce our Class of 2025, a deserving group of individuals are being recognized because of the sustainable values they have contributed to wrestling," said Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. "Each of these leaders set the tone and modeled the rituals, skills and work ethic necessary to advance the culture of our great sport's heritage, both on and off the mat."
The Hall of Fame's Board of Governors approved the selections at their annual fall meeting on October 29.
The Class of 2025 will be honored and officially inducted during the 48th Honors Weekend on June 6 and 7, 2025 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. For more information on Honors Weekend, please visit NWHOF.org or telephone (405) 377-5243.
The Medal of Courage recipient is a wrestler or former wrestler who has overcome what appear to be insurmountable challenges, providing inspiration to others.
Coleman is an NCAA Division I wrestling champion for Ohio State University, an All-American for Miami University, and a World silver medalist. Nicknamed "The Hammer", he was the first UFC heavyweight champion and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2008. Coleman saved the lives of his elderly parents in March 2024, pulling them out of a burning house.
Coleman earned All-American honors in 1986 for Miami, finishing fourth in the nation in his weight class (190 lbs.) at the NCAA Championships. He went on to represent the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
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