Honor Coach CERTIFICATE
About
The first Honor Coach certificate was presented in 1965. This award is made posthumously to a deceased member of the coaching profession who was either: too young to qualify for the twenty-five years or more of service to the sport, or had not been nominated prior to his death for the Honor Coach Award. The award reads as follows: “In recognition of his service in coaching and developing gymnastics in the United States. He has gained the respect of his colleagues in the gymnastic world by his inspiring example and accomplishments.” The Chairman of the Awards Committee will mail this award to the widow or family of the individual honored.
REcipients
| YEAR | COACH | SCHOOL |
| 1965 | Daniel Hoffer | Chicago Public Schools, IL |
| 1965 | Emil Preiss | University of Pennsylvania |
| 1965 | Martin Trieb | Los Angeles Public Schools, CA |
| 1965 | Marshall Brown | Dallas Athletic Club, TX |
| 1966 | Ronald L. Amster | Florida State University |
| 1966 | Frank Hailand | University of Illinois |
| 1967 | Ralph Borelli | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1969 | Carl Patterson | Temple University |
| 1969 | Dr. Vincent DiGiovanna | Southern Illinois University |
| 1969 | Bud Watson | Florida |
| 1971 | Marshall R. Claus | California |
| 1971 | A.L. Spaulding (1890-1920) | New York Athletic Club |
| 1971 | Emil Rath (1910-1930) | Normal College, A.G.U., IN |
| 1976 | Jim Rozanas | Rozanas School, Chicago, IL |
| 1977 | Bill Coco | Temple University |
| 1977 | Les Griffin | Dallas Athletic Club |
| 1978 | John Rammacher | U.S. Naval Academy |
| 1980 | Charles Vavra | University of Colorado |
| 1982 | Robert Stout | Abington High School |
| 1983 | Hans C. Reuter | Univ. of Wisconsin, LaCrosse |
| 2010 | Levi Torkelson | U.S. Air Force Academy |
| 2016 | Marc Dennett “Stormy” Eaton | University of New Mexico |
| 2018 | Dr. Robert Feinglass | College William & Mary |