There are many wrestlers who have a laundry list of wrestling credentials. State champion, national champion, All-American, and so on.

But success on the mat doesn't always translate to success as a coach. At the same time, there are several successful wrestling coaches who did not achieve a high level of success on the mat that have turned into great coaches, leaders of young men and women, and who any athletic director would like to hire to run their high school or college wrestling program.