Larry Brown
Inducted in 1995

Fife High School 1973-1995
Montesano High School 1968-1973

Larry Brown attended Curtis High School and graduated in 1964 and was coached by Raymond Payne. He was coached in college by Eric Beardsley and graduated from Central Washington in 1968. He was an All-American and 3rd place finisher at the NAIA National Wrestling Tournament. Larry began his coaching career at Montesano High School where he coached for 5 seasons. He then moved to Fife High School where he remained for 15 years.

After twenty five years of coaching, Larry retired in 1995 with a career record of 248-114-8. Larry was named Pierce County League Coach of the Year in 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995. He received Puget Sound Coach of the Year honors in 1993 and Region III Coach of the Year in 1995.

He has coached many league and regional champions and a total of 34 state place winners including 9 champions. Coach Brown's teams have placed in the top ten at state five times including a sixth, two fourths and a third place in 1995. He served as coach/trainer for the 1985 cultural exchange to New Zealand. He is recognized as an outstanding trainer and developed a cadre of student trainers at Fife which has been recognized as one of the finest programs in the state.

Larry Brown was inducted by Fife H.S. Assistant Coach Jeff Nelson.