Temple University Athletics
Temple Wrestling Star Bill Hyman to be Inducted Into EIWA Hall of Fame
11.24.15 | General
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Temple Athletics Hall of Famer Bill Hyman ('85), a two-time All-American in wrestling, has been elected for induction into the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Hall of Fame. The EIWA, college wrestling's oldest conference, announced four new members for its Class of 2016 including Hyman, Cornell's Troy Nickerson, Penn State's Howard Johnston and Lehigh's Troy Letters.
The induction ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at Princeton University's Jadwin Gymnasium, immediately preceding the finals of the annual EIWA tournament.
Committee Chairman Jamie Moffatt commented: "The Committee is proud to announce the election of four outstanding wrestlers and individuals into the EIWA conference Hall of Fame: Howard Johnston, Bill Hyman, Troy Letters and Troy Nickerson. Each one of them distinguished himself on the wrestling mats as a multi-time EIWA champion and as a NCAA champion. In addition, all have made a significant contribution to the sport after their graduation from college. We welcome them into our Hall of Fame."
Wrestling for Saddle Brook High School in 1981, Hymanl won the New Jersey high school state championship. He went on to become, arguably, the most outstanding wrestler in the history of Temple University, twice winning the EIWA league championship and then winning the NCAA heavyweight championship as a senior in 1985.
In the EIWA tournaments, Hyman finished fourth at heavyweight as a sophomore and won the tournament his junior and senior seasons, each time edging Syracuse's Andy Schwab by one point in the finals. Temple placed fourth out of 16 teams each year. Hyman received the prestigious Fletcher Award his senior year.
At the NCAA tournament, Hyman, while seeded 11th, placed fourth as a junior. The following year he was seeded second, but ripped through all his opponents, including a 12-2 victory in the finals over Michigan's Kirk Trost to win the heavyweight title. He became Temple's first two-time All-American. In 2004, Hyman was inducted into the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame.
Hyman continued to wrestle for clubs for several years, including the Foxcatcher team that competed against an All-Star team from Bulgaria in 1986. He was a member of the USA wrestling team that competed in the 1985 Maccabean Games in Israel, earning a gold medal.
After college, Hyman was a trader on Wall Street and later changed careers, going into the medical industry as a sales rep. For eight years he coached recreation wrestling in Ramsey, N.J.; he now lives with his son and daughter in Upper Saddle River.
Temple had a varsity wrestling program until 1986. In 2015, wrestling returned to Temple as a club sport thanks to a generous donation from Temple alum Phil Richards, CEO of North Star Resource Group. Richards served as team captain for the Owls in the late 50's and early 60's on a wrestling scholarship, and was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2009 and the National High School Coaches Hall of Fame in 2010.
The induction ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at Princeton University's Jadwin Gymnasium, immediately preceding the finals of the annual EIWA tournament.
Committee Chairman Jamie Moffatt commented: "The Committee is proud to announce the election of four outstanding wrestlers and individuals into the EIWA conference Hall of Fame: Howard Johnston, Bill Hyman, Troy Letters and Troy Nickerson. Each one of them distinguished himself on the wrestling mats as a multi-time EIWA champion and as a NCAA champion. In addition, all have made a significant contribution to the sport after their graduation from college. We welcome them into our Hall of Fame."
Wrestling for Saddle Brook High School in 1981, Hymanl won the New Jersey high school state championship. He went on to become, arguably, the most outstanding wrestler in the history of Temple University, twice winning the EIWA league championship and then winning the NCAA heavyweight championship as a senior in 1985.
In the EIWA tournaments, Hyman finished fourth at heavyweight as a sophomore and won the tournament his junior and senior seasons, each time edging Syracuse's Andy Schwab by one point in the finals. Temple placed fourth out of 16 teams each year. Hyman received the prestigious Fletcher Award his senior year.
At the NCAA tournament, Hyman, while seeded 11th, placed fourth as a junior. The following year he was seeded second, but ripped through all his opponents, including a 12-2 victory in the finals over Michigan's Kirk Trost to win the heavyweight title. He became Temple's first two-time All-American. In 2004, Hyman was inducted into the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame.
Hyman continued to wrestle for clubs for several years, including the Foxcatcher team that competed against an All-Star team from Bulgaria in 1986. He was a member of the USA wrestling team that competed in the 1985 Maccabean Games in Israel, earning a gold medal.
After college, Hyman was a trader on Wall Street and later changed careers, going into the medical industry as a sales rep. For eight years he coached recreation wrestling in Ramsey, N.J.; he now lives with his son and daughter in Upper Saddle River.
Temple had a varsity wrestling program until 1986. In 2015, wrestling returned to Temple as a club sport thanks to a generous donation from Temple alum Phil Richards, CEO of North Star Resource Group. Richards served as team captain for the Owls in the late 50's and early 60's on a wrestling scholarship, and was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2009 and the National High School Coaches Hall of Fame in 2010.
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