*CLYDE “RED”
WHITMAN coached 17 years at East Stroudsburg
between 1961-1979, with a record of 180-76-6. He holds ESU records
for longest wrestling coach tenure, most dual wins and is second in
win percentage. He guided 22 PSAC champions and more than 20
All-American medalists. Red coached ESU’s highest three
finishes in Division I – 8th and twice 13th from 1966-68. His
top wrestlers were Gary Cook (NCAA 4,3,3 in Div. I) and heavyweight
Dick Schumacher, a Div. II national champ and NCAA 5,5.
Red led five Top 10 Div. II
teams, including 5th, the school’s best-ever
place. Red’s 1966 team was undefeated in duals. He was an ESU
professor and athletic director, earning their “Great
Teacher” award in 1995. He was inducted into the PA Athletic
Conference Hall of Fame, plus the halls of fame at West Chester and
East Stroudsburg. He passed away in 2006 at age 74.
