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Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame

Paul Tessman

Paul Tessman

  • Class
    1966
  • Induction
    2004
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Men's Wrestling

Four-time S.E.I.W.A. champion at 167 lbs, 1963-66 … Onlysecond wrestler in S.E.I.W.A. history to win four titles …Never taken down in college career … unbeaten in dualmatches … His two career losses came at small collegenationals … three-time wrestling captain (1964-65-66)…  1965 football captain … member ofChattanooga Sports Hall of Fame … High School: McCallieSchool in Chattanooga … The first, two-time state wrestlingchampion in Tennessee from any school (1961-62) … Nationalprep runnerup (1962) … National prep third place (1961)… Lives in Nashville …

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