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Honoring the great athletes from Cambria County.

Carlton Haselrig

Football, Wrestling, Class of 1990

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Carlton Haselrig, Pitt-Johnstown
Carlton Haselrig, Pitt-Johnstown
Carlton Haselrig wins NCAA national championship.
Carlton Haselrig wins NCAA national championship.
Six-time national champion wrestler Carlton Haselrig of UPJ.
Six-time national champion wrestler Carlton Haselrig of UPJ.
Haselrig works over an opponent on the mat.
Haselrig works over an opponent on the mat.
Carlton Haselrig with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Carlton Haselrig with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Carlton Haselrig was an All-Pro offensive lineman with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Carlton Haselrig was an All-Pro offensive lineman with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Haselrig makes room against the New England Patriots.
Haselrig makes room against the New England Patriots.
Carlton Haselrig
Carlton Haselrig
Carlton Haselrig during a UPJ practice.
Carlton Haselrig during a UPJ practice.

Accomplishments

  • University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown champion’s historic NCAA wrestling career included six national titles – three apiece in Division I and Division II.
  • His success led to a change known informally as the “Haselrig rule” prohibiting Division II wrestlers from competing in the Division I tournament.
  • Selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 12th round of  the 1989 NFL Draft even though he never played college football.
  • Advanced from the Steelers practice squad to status as an All-Pro offensive guard in 1992.
  • Played four seasons with the Steelers and one with the New York Jets.
  • Compiled a 143-2-1 career record with a .979 winning percentage as a Pitt-Johnstown wrestler.
  • Went 15-0 in NCAA Division I Tournament competition, and he never lost or tied against a Division II opponent.
  • Had a NCAA record 122 consecutive matches without a loss.
  • Named to the NCAA 75th Anniversary Wrestling Team in 2005.
  • At Johnstown High, won a Pennsylvania Class AAA state wrestling title even though the Trojans didn’t have a wrestling program.
  • Played in the Arena Football League and eventually made the transition to Mixed Martial Arts.
  • Inducted into the Pitt-Johnstown Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2009.
  • Inducted into the NCAA Division II Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2014.
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  • 1965
  • 1967
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Fast Facts

First Banquet: 1965
First Chairman: Richard Mayer
First Banquet Location: Cambria County War Memorial Arena
Number of Banquets: 20 through 2018
Total Inductees: 142
Female Inductees: 20
Male Inductees: 122
Largest Class: 18 in 1965
Most Inductees: Football (44)
2018 Chairman: Bruce Haselrig
2018 Master of Ceremonies: Tim Rigby
2018 Banquet Location: Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center

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