Greg Urbas
Greg Urbas is a retired head wrestling coach at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio.
Military career
From 1973–1977, Urbas was an officer in the United States Marine Corps.[1]
Teaching career
While at St. Edwards, Urbas was a math teacher.[2] He currently serves as a math tutor.[3]
Coaching career
Urbas was head coach at St. Edward for 29 years where he won 24 state titles and 4 national titles.[4] In 1998, Urbas was named national wrestling coach of the year by the National High School Coaches Association.[5]
Notable athletes coached
- Ryan Bertin, 2-time NCAA national champion[6]
- Roger Chandler, head coach, Michigan State University wrestling team[2]
- Dean Heil, 2-time NCAA national champion[7]
- Chris Honeycutt, professional mixed martial artist[8]
- Andy Hrovat, 2008 Olympian[7]
- Dolph Ziggler, WWE Wrestler
- Gray Maynard, former UFC title challenger[9]
- Lance Palmer, Professional Fighters League featherweight champion[10]
References
- "Cleveland youth learn wrestling from the Corps' best".
- "Honoring St. Edward Head Coach Greg Urbas - The Open Mat". news.theopenmat.com.
- "Urbas retires, Heffernan takes helm at St. Edward".
- "Greg Urbas retires as head wrestling coach at St. Edward High School".
- "1998 Coach of the Year - National High School Coaches Association". www.nhsca.com.
- "Attitude, Attitude, Attitude…… An interview with Greg Urbas - The Villager Newspaper Online". www.thevillagernewspaper.com.
- Hamilton, Andy. "Nick Corey: Greg Urbas isn't leaving St. Ed's. In fact, very little is changing with the national HS power".
- Elyria Chronicle Telegram Archives, Jan 10, 2006, p. 14
- "Unyielding desire to succeed drives Gray Maynard as he prepares for UFC title fight".
- "RISE Mag: Mahoney: Palmer grappling with family legacy". ESPN.com. 19 November 2008.
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