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Hall of Fame Member Last Updated on 08/22/04 |
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Les Hogan Connell High School 1958-1959 |
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Les Hogan, having no experience as a wrestler himself, was asked to start a wrestling program in Connell in 1958. He accepted the challenge and proceeded to educate himself through clinics, books and experienced coaches. Hogan coached at three different high schools from 1958 to 1969 and started the programs at Connell and Oak Harbor. The Connell team started as a club sport and grew from there and continues to be a strong program today. At Oak Harbor his teams competed against Bo Campbell, Spud Walley and Ken Driskill. In 1963 Les moved to North Central and along with Cash Stone, Lyle Pugh and Ken Pelo helped make the Spokane area into a wrestling power. Hogan’s influence on these programs has been evident for over forty-five years. Les continued to provide Washington wrestlers opportunities to wrestle at the collegiate level at three different schools. At Washington State University Hogan served as an assistant to Roger James for a year and was the interim head coach for a year. From 1971-1977 Hogan was at North Idaho College where he coached two teams to national championships. He started the annual Tri-State Tournament still held at NIC. Hogan coached at Alaska Pacific University from 1986 to 1990 where two-thirds of his team had attended Washington high schools. During his career at the collegiate level, 31 of his athletes achieved All-American status, including fifteen from Washington state. Les Hogan has always been a positive influence in our Washington state wrestling community. He is a sought after mentor by many of his former wrestlers now coaching in the state. He continues to volunteer his time in the Spokane area and one can almost always find him in attendance at major wrestling events. Nominated by Gary Frey, Hall of Fame Member
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