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Individual State Champions - 1950's

From Delaware Wrestling History

1957 State Championships

Host Site: Carpenter Field House, University of Delaware
Outstanding Wrestler: Michael Quillen - St. Andrews

Weight Champion Runner-Up Third Place
95 Harvey Meadows (WP) Buck Brinton (StA) Don Fisher (ML)
103 Chris Pechin (TH) James Patterson (WP) Rollie Newton (StA)
112 Erling Speer (StA) James Gerbe (WP) Bob Williams (ML)
120 Jim Terry (StA) Edwin Wolfgang (DM) Jerry Beaman (WP)
127 John Witwer (StA) James Starr (WP) Randy Johnson (TH)
133 Michael Quillen (StA) David Hosier (WP) Ray Marvel (ML)
138 Tony Jeffcott (StA) Richard Thomas (WP) Dan Lanning (TH)
145 Darrell Cole (WP) Francis Duszak (BRO) Dave Hindle (StA)
154 Gus Fishburne (StA) Joe Garbuft (ML) Bill Robertson (TH)
165 John Cogswell (StA) Walt Rowland (TH) Charles Rambo (ML)
175 Tom Perrie (StA) John Caggiano (TH) Dave Bradley (ML)
HWT Chester Dickerson (ML) Bill Giverson (WP) Roy Hall (StA)

1958 State Championships

Host Site: Carpenter Field House, University of Delaware
Outstanding Wrestler: Bill Robertson - Tower Hill

Weight Champion Runner-Up Third Place
95 Buck Brinton (StA) Stan Szczapanek (PS) William Rees (WP)
103 Hickman Rowland (StA) Frank Kalinowski (WP) Mike Berger (PS)
112 Jim Terry (StA) Harvey Meadows (WP) Doug Johnson (ML)
120 Erling Speer (StA) Sam Inden (PS) Robert Dodd (WP)
127 John Witwer (StA) Bill Eckton (PS) Robert Gregg (WP)
133 Ron Marshall (StA) Jerry Beaman (WP) Bill Ferry (TH)
138 Dave Hindle (StA) Dan Lanning (TH) Richard Thomas (WP)
145 Tom Smith (TH) Donald Morris (DM) Anthony Piovoso (WP)
154 Gus Fishburne (StA) Francis Duszak (BRO) Ron Harder (DM)
165 Bill Robertson (TH) Dan Ritter (WP) Walter Phillips (StA)
175 Tom Perrie (StA) Bob Burton (N) Thomas Hinkle (PS)
HWT Gordon Appell (StA) Dave Bradley (ML) Robert Hamilton (PS)

1959 State Championships

Host Site: Carpenter Sports Building, University of Delaware
Outstanding Wrestler: Bob Burton - Newark

Weight Champion Runner-Up Third Place
95 Everette Ellis (DM) Skip Jones (ML) Chris Arensburg (StA)
103 Stan Szczapanek (PS) Charles Cole (N) Brice Corder (ML)
112 Buck Brinton (StA) John Dobson (ML) Mike Berger (PS)
120 Jim Terry (StA) Robert Dodd (WP) Sam Kendall (D)
127 Chris Pechin (TH) Don Hill (ML) Charles Dunbar (StA)
133 Bill Ferry (MP) Jim Perkins (TH) Charles Benner (WP)
138 Ron Marshall (StA) Phil Bradley (ML) Jerry Beaman (WP)
145 John Houston (StA) Tom Smith (TH) Ernest Schlabach (PS)
154 Fred Laucius (PS) Ed Hammond (StA) Ken Harrington (N)
165 Howard Wallace (N) Charles Rambo (ML) Dan Balbach (PS)
175 Bob Burton (N) Ron Harder (DM) Alvin Schmidt (CLAY)
HWT Jeff Smith (TH) Gordon Appell (StA) Elmer Taylor (DM)


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