GFishHVT 1 Report post Posted January 9, 2019 I haven’t read a better story in wrestling in a long time.This article is perfect. Tom Ryan changed this kid’s life and probably didn’t even know it. More people should read this and it’s not because it’s a wrestling article because it’s not this is life. This is real life. https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/PortalPost.jsp?postId=984292132 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Novak 147 Report post Posted January 9, 2019 Oh boy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJDan 1,061 Report post Posted January 9, 2019 Nice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Corps 174 Report post Posted January 9, 2019 Great story! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TFBJR 464 Report post Posted January 9, 2019 Great story. All the credit goes to the kid and his parents. Rough start, hopefully a great ending. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oskar 9 Report post Posted January 9, 2019 What an incredible story. Love it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 4,482 Report post Posted January 9, 2019 Tom is a very good speaker. Glad his clinic gave inspiration to Wilson. Equally glad an anonymous donor funded the remainder of Wilson's scholarship at Elder. Seems the structure and the good people at Elder (and those before that) made a real positive impact on the youngster. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steamboat_charlie v2 1,117 Report post Posted January 9, 2019 He throws up the Alley.... still waiting on the oop! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bombermule 50 Report post Posted January 9, 2019 (edited) I lost my father at the end of my sophomore year in high school. At the time, Tom Ryan was the head coach of Hofstra. I regularly attended their matches. Over the summer, going into my junior year I attended a tournament on Long Island by myself since my dad used to take me and coach me in the off-season. Tom Ryan was doing a clinic with the help of the Hofstra wrestlers. I had a brief conversation with Tom where I told him that I was at the tournament alone (he didn't know that my dad passed away). He made sure I had a Hofstra wrestler in my corner for all of my matches. It meant the world to me at the time and is still something I think about to this day when I watch Ohio State matches. Edited January 9, 2019 by Bombermule 2 JHRoseWrestling and MikePorcelli reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobbyGribbs 90 Report post Posted January 9, 2019 Is someone cutting Onions in here? This is a good read, glad you shared. I saw it a few times but said "oh I will read it tomorrow" so glad I did Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lu1979 558 Report post Posted January 10, 2019 That was a great story and Bombermule's is too. Coach Ryan always seems to have a vert positive message. I am glad that young man was listening. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
