Hall of Fame
Parker, Don
Don Parker
- Induction:
- 2019
- Class:
- 1968
Don Parker was the 1966 and 1967 NCAA DII National champion and a three-time NCAA All-American at UNI. He won a pair of NCC Championships and was named the NCC Outstanding Wrestler for the 1966 season. He posted a career record of 65-16-3 and a 57-8-2 mark in his final two seasons. He earned an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship before beginning his coaching career. He was the head coach at Upper Iowa from 1973-1977 before moving on to Wisconsin-Eau Claire where he coached for 32 seasons. He coached 12 All-Americans and 18 conference champions during his time there and retired in 2007. He was paralyzed in a hunting accident in 1998 and continued to coach for another 10 seasons. He has been inducted into the D2 Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame.
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