Iowa Wrestling national champions Lee Fullhart and Tony Ramos will be inducted into the Class of 2024 Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame.
The Glen Brand Hall of Fame is a part of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa that honors Iowans that made an impact as a wrestler, coach, or contributor to wrestling.
I was able to follow Fullhart’s career through high school where he was a three-time state champion at Decorah. At Iowa he was a four-time Big Ten champion, four-time All American, and the 1997 NCAA National champion at 190 lbs.
Fullhart was a federal officer with for the United States Border Patrol for years.
Ramos was a high ranked recruit coming out of Glenbard North High School in Chicago. Many will remember his pins in big dual meets with his undefeated career record in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Ramos placed third and second before winning the NCAA National title at 133 lbs. in 2014. Ramos represented Team USA at the 2014 and 2015 World Freestyle Championships. He is now the Associate Head Coach at North Carolina where he has been coaching since 2016.
From NWHOF.org:
A banquet honoring the Class of 2024 will be held at Prairie Links Golf & Event Center in Waverly, Iowa, on June 21, 2024. Click here to purchase tickets. For more information, contact the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum at (319) 233-0745 or [email protected].
Lee Fullhart, a native of Decorah, Iowa, was a four-time conference champion and a three-time Iowa high school state champion with a career record of 140-7. Fullhart was a 1992 Cadet National Freestyle champion and a two-time Junior National freestyle All-American, finishing fifth in 1993 and second in 1994. He was an NCAA champion and a four-time All-American with a career record of 107-18 for the University of Iowa. He won his national title as a sophomore wrestling for the legendary Dan Gable before finishing third and second as a junior and senior wrestling for Jim Zalesky. Fullhart was the U.S. Freestyle Nationals champion in 2004 and finished runner-up four times. He was runner-up at the U.S. Olympic Trials twice and at the U.S. World Trials three times. Fullhart resides in his hometown of Decorah, Iowa with his wife, Doreen, and their sons, Bill and Edisen, and daughter, Jodi.
Tony Ramos was an NCAA champion at 133 pounds in 2014 and a three-time All-American for the University of Iowa. He had a career record of 120-14 and was named Iowa’s Male Athlete of the Year in 2014. He competed in the 2014 and 2015 World Championships. The Carroll Stream, Illinois native was a three-time Illinois state high school champion for Glenbard North High School. Ramos became a volunteer assistant coach for the University of North Carolina in 2016 and was promoted to assistant coach in 2018. He became associate head coach in 2019. Ramos is married to the former Megan Eskew, who was a volleyball team captain for the University of Iowa. The couple has two sons, A.J. and Lincoln, and two daughters, Calla and Molly.
Congratulations to Lee Fullhart and Tony Ramos for being inducted into the Glen Brand Hall of Fame.
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
