Tom Sculley did not have to leave his hometown of Bethlehem, PA to attend his favored college. Sculley excelled in the classroom and on the mats during his high school career for Bethlehem Catholic, posting a 64-2-1 record en route to winning three individual state championships and one National Catholic championship. He was named his high school's Athlete of the Year in 1970.
Forgoing a redshirt year, Sculley compiled a record of 59-11-3 during his Lehigh wrestling career during which he was a two-time team captain. He placed 5th in the EIWA championships as a sophomore; he then won the conference tournament in both his junior and senior seasons. He qualified for Nationals his junior year, but fell one win short of earning All-American honors. Sculley had a breakout senior season, going 26-0-1. A career highlight was his defeat of defending NCAA champion, Dan Muthler, 9-6, in the Lehigh-Navy dual meet during the 1973-74 season. In the EIWA tournament, Sculley pinned his first three opponents before knocking off Navy's Fred Hahndorf 8-4 in the finals. At the Nationals in Ames, IA, Sculley won all five of his matches, securing the 134 pound title with a 4-3 decision over Jim Miller of Northern Iowa in the championship bout.
Sculley earned his degree in Business and Economics from Lehigh in 1976. For his accomplishments he has been inducted into the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, the Bethlehem Catholic High School Hall of Fame and the PA State District XI Hall of Fame. Over the years Sculley has stayed close to the sport of wrestling thru his company, Outer Circle Sports which is a licensee of Adidas America and distributes wrestling products throughout North America, and his devotion to the Lehigh University wrestling program.
Sculley lives with his wife Bonnie in Reading, PA and has three grown children.
