Athletics Hall of Fame

Robert Whelan
SPORT(S) | Football, Wrestling |
PLAYED AT BSU | 1971-1975 |
YEAR INDUCTED | 1996 |
Lettered four times in football; team captain; All Conference 1973
& '74; All District 13, 1973-'74; earned MVP honors in 1974 and
Honorable Mention All-American 1974; Golden Hammer award winner;
lettered 4 times in wrestling (76-14-1); team captain; conference
champion 1972, '75; national champion 1975, 4th in '72, 6th in '73;
three time All American; selected to NAIA USA National Team, 1975
(undefeated); Korean National Freestyle and Greco-Roman Champion; 1975;
BSU Harry F. Bangsberg Award winner, 1975; Champion of Western Regional
Olympic Qualifier, Inducted into NAIA National Wrestling Hall of Fame,
1989; Earned Master's in Education from U of Idaho; taught and coached
wrestling and implemented the weight lifting program at Bemidji High
School; started elementary wrestling program in Bemidji; weight lifting
consultant; active youth volunteer; lumber broker.