Bruce Burns
Inducted in 1995

Mariner High School 1970-1990

Bruce Burns started the wrestling program at Mariner High School in 1970 and quickly brought the program to the forefront of the WESCO League where they were league champions ten times. During his twenty years as head coach Mariner won the district championship thirteen times, the regional championship twelve times and placed in the top ten at state seven times including a second and a third. Coach Burns produced eight individual state champions and 41 place winners.

From 1975-1983 Mariner compiled 112 consecutive dual meet wins, the longest ever in our state and the second longest nationally. Bruce's career dual meet record was 246-47 and in 1977 he received the Everett Herald's Man of the Year award in sports. Coach Burns is typified as a positive thinker with a forceful personality who was adept at obtaining the maximum results from his wrestlers.

Bruce Burns was inducted by his sons Richard and Sean Burns.