1975 Germany Wrestling Trip

West York Wrestling

                     Wednesday, March 19, 1975
   19 Matmen Ready For Germany Tour!
                                              By Len Turner
    The 19 High School Wrestlers pictured below...
are currently brushing up on their German along with their mat technique
as the group is due to leave New York's JFK Airport Saturday for a 10-day
European tour to include sightseeing and wrestling. The grapplers, seven
of which hail from the YCIAA ranks, will wrestle four exhibition meets in
Munich, West Germany before returning home March 31, 1975.
    ▪ The boys are shown after a practice Tuesday at West York High School ▪

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▪ Front (L-R) Randy Hoffman (Cumberland Valley), Chuck Nace (West York),
Robert Jones (Hanover), Herb Webb (Dover), George Wagner (Carlisle),
Earl Ward (Cumberland Valley), Denny Reed (Cumberland Valley).
▪ Middle (L-R) John S. "Moc" Toggas (Gettysburg), Keith Smith (Dover),
Jeffery Meckley (West York), Dale Rohrer (Manheim Central),
Douglas Krebs (Susquehannock), William Brenneman (Big Spring).
▪ Back (L-R) Coach Charles "Charlie" Jacobs, Coach Mike Williams,
Mark Miller (Dallastown), Wolfgang Woods (Big Spring),
Brian Weigle (Cumberland Valley), Paul Nickel (Big Spring),
Larry Lucas (Cedar Crest), Jack Campbell (Big Spring) &...
Coach Tom Smith.
(absent from the photo was Coach Ivan Steel)
photos submitted to Don Lehman by Charlie Jacobs
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▪ Germany Coach and Dover HS Head Coach, Charlie Jacobs (left)
w/'84 Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling Gold Medalist Jeff Blatnick.
note: Jeff Blatnick is wearing a Dover Wrestling t-shirt!
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1976 - Charlie Jacobs (left) gets an autograph from
wrestling legend - Dan Gable.
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1983 - Dover's Shaun Smith with Head Coach Charlie Jacobs
after winning the '83 138lb. PIAA State AAA Wrestling title.
▪ The YCIAA/YAIAA State Wrestling Champions Page
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▪ Dover, PA Head Coach - H. Leon Senft (left),
Asst. Coach Ed Strayer & Asst. Coach Charlie Jacobs (right).
H. Leon Senft is accepting a remembrance for his retirement!
H. Leon Senft, a 1949 West York graduate...
was a 1948 and 1949 District III Wrestling Champion
for West York!
Charlie Jacobs was a YCIAA 1964 Section Wrestling Champion
for Dover.
1972 - Dover & West York Dual Meet