Other honorees to be welcomed next spring include retired referees Wayne Hershey and Tom Ott, business leader and Hall of Fame board member Joe Stabilito, retired Tunkhannock coach Frank Wadas and the late William Holland Jr., a graduate of both Lock Haven High School and Lock Haven University and a longtime District 6 wrestling chairman and PIAA president.
Ferraro made a name for himself as an athlete and coach at Bucknell University. He was the school's only two-time NCAA Division I All-American, compiling an 118-21-1 career record in the 1990s… then went on to take the helm of the program. Ferraro is also founder and CEO of the National High School Coaches Association, which started as an organization to provide high school wrestlers with the opportunity to test themselves against the best grapplers from beyond their state borders in folkstyle competition.
McGinley has served as long-time head wrestling coach at King's College, the NCAA Division III program in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. A 1961 graduate of Kingston High School (now Wyoming Valley West), McGinley where he was a three-year starter and a two-time District 2 champion and Northeast Regional Tournament runner-up at 98-pounds. He continued his wrestling career at Wilkes where he went 21-3-1 in dual meets over his three-year varsity career, and was a NAIA All-American in 1963.
Markle wrestled at both Bellefonte Area High School and Penn State. He returned to his high school alma mater as an instructor and coach for the wrestling, football and golf teams. Markle then became a PIAA official and worked along the mats for 25 years. Since retiring as an official he became an evaluator of officials.
Dreibelbis was a three-year starter for State College Area High School (class of 1952) who went on to wrestle at Penn State. He was also the first president of the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club. His philanthropic efforts over the years have assisted a number of causes, including Penn State's Lorenzo Wrestling Complex.
The induction ceremony for the 23rd class of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Pennsylvania chapter will take place April 24, 2016 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pa.
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