Al Bevilacqua has been a leader in the wrestling world for decades at many different levels. Bevilacqua served as an educator with the Massapequa (NY) Public Schools from 1961 to 1994 where he served as the head wrestling coach from 1962-1977. He is currently the chairman of the Metropolitan Wrestling Association Beat the Streets program, which is bringing wrestling to inner-city schools in New York City. Among his many awards, Bevilacqua was named Man of the Year by USA Wrestling in 2005 for his great contributions to the sport.
Doug Blubaugh won an Olympic gold medal at 160.5 pounds in Rome, Italy in 1960 where he pinned six-time world champion Emamali Habibi of Iran in the finals. He pinned six opponents at the Olympics and was named as the World's Outstanding Wrestler in 1960. Blubaugh was a three-time All-American at Oklahoma State University and won an NCAA title in 1957 at 157 pounds. A native of Ponca City, Oklahoma, he also won the AAU National Championship three times (1957-1959) and won gold at the 1959 Pan American Games.
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