Hall of Fame
Bob Myers served as the strength coach for the UTC wrestling program throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Myers played football at the University of Chattanooga from 1947-50 and was considered a driving force in amateur wrestling in Chattanooga, across the South.
'Bob was one of the true supporters of amateur wrestling,' said Myron Roderick, president of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and former wrestling coach at Oklahoma State. 'He loved the sport, loved the kids and did everything he could to foster that interest in Chattanooga and the United States.'
Mr. Myers was instrumental in the start of the Southern Open Wrestling tournament. He also was on the Chattanooga organizing committee for the U.S.-Russia wrestling dual in the spring of 1971, which was the first appearance in the South by Soviet Union wrestlers.
His major achievement in amateur wrestling came when he served as executive director of the local organizing committee for the 1993 and 1995 Freestyle World Cup competitions held in Chattanooga.
With a heart for developing the young wrestler, Myers had directed a five-month 'Judgment Day' wrestling regimented workout at his home for 40 years.
He was a former president of Enterprise Sales and Engineering and the inventor of the Myers Bar, a weight training instrument. He had written five novels and his agent was Estelle Schultz, grandmother of the late World and Olympic wrestling gold medalist Dave Schultz.
