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1967-68 East Stroudsburg State College Wrestling Team (12-2) 1968 PSAC Team Champions Pocono Record Photo @ ESSC's Koehler Fieldhouse ▪ Front (L-R) Frank Coco, Steve Bryant, Robert Devore, Ted Purdy, *Jerry McDonald. ▪ Back Row (L-R) Daniel Rossi, Bill Elder, *Ned Bushong, Tom Balent (coach), Clyde "Red" Witman (head coach), ▪*•Gary Cook, *Al Detwiler, *•Rich Schumacher. *1968 PSAC Individual Champions. •1968 NCAA DI Placewinners (Gary Cook-3rd) & (Rich Schumacher-5th). ▪ ESSC's Gary Cook was named the ESSC Outstanding Wrestler for 1968. Gary Cook was a 1961 PIAA State Champion @ Lock Haven High School. 1968 October 10, 2009 ESU Hall-of-Fame Induction ESU-Bloomsburg Football Game The 1967-68 ESSC Wrestling Team 10/10/09 - Walking onto the ESU football field! (L-R) Rich Schumacher, Jim "The Mixer" McMaster, George Hummel, Ned Bushong, Frank Coco & Jerry McDonald.  10/10/09 '67-68 ESSC PSAC Champion's Team with other ESU dignitaries -   ESU's athletic director Dr. Tom Gioglio on the far left and... President Dr. Robert Dillman on the far right. The '67-68 team was inducted into the ESU Athletic Hall of Fame. 10/10/09 ESU 1967-68 Wrestling Hall-of-Fame Mixer (L-R)   Bill Katinowsky '77, Daniel Long '99, Ned Bushong '68, Jerry McDonald '69, *Gary Kessel '77 & Rich Schumacher '70.      *Gary Kessel was a 2-time PSAC Champion, an EIWA Champion...       and is a current NCAA Wrestling referee.  Kessel was the referee           for the 2009 197lb. championship finals bout between Jake Varner  (Iowa State) and Craig Brester (Nebraska).  10/10/09 (below photo of '09 NCAA 197lb. final) ESU '77 Grad - Gary Kessel (right) raises Jake Varner's hand!   Iowa State's Head Wrestling Coach Cael Sanderson looks on... TheMat.com photo & Larry Slater ▪ reunion photos contributed by Bill Katinowsky ▪ 1973-77 ESU Wrestling Archives ▪ West York Wrestling's ESU Wrestling Letter-Winners

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