Paul White III (middle) accepts an award for his contributions to wrestling from hall of fame wrestler Dan Gable (right) and NWCA executive director Mike Moyer
Former City High School wrestler and Lookout Mountain native Paul White Sr. received the Dan Gable Award for contributions to the sport of amateur wrestling at last weekend’s NCAA D-I Wrestling Championship in St. Louis.
A former Georgia high school wrestling coach of 37 years and member of the Georgia chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, White’s prep coaching record was an impressive 264 wins, 54 losses, 3 ties.
The award is presented each year from the National Wrestling Coaches Associaton and is for significant contributions in promotion and preservation of the sport of wrestling.
“Paul represents the gold standard in our sport and is a great ambassador,” said NWCA executive director Mike Moyer.
“He is always there to help the sport and is a great mentor for aspiring high school coaches.”
White wrestled at City High (1968-70), one year at UTC and three years at The Citadel and also wrestled while in the military.
“To receive this award at the NCAA tournament and also from the great Dan Gable was a real honor and thrill,” said White who has served the NWCA as a state rep, section rep and NWCA and past president of the Ga.
Chapter of the NWHOF.
“A weekend I will always remember.”
Coaching Career: 263-54-3 ... starting in 1979 at Gainesville (Ga.) HS, (4 years), White then moved to North Hall for the next 14 seasons and his final five years at
Dacula HS.
His teams claimed nine area titles, 10 Hall County titles and won 38 tournament championships. He has also coached several individual state champions. Along the way, White also served as an assistant coach for Team USA-Georgia.
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