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Maryland Mourns The Loss Of Former Wrestling Coach Sully Krouse
March 31, 2000 COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland is mourning the loss of former wrestling head coach William E. "Sully" Krouse, who passed away Thursday night after a long illness. Krouse helped start the sport at Maryland in 1940 as a student, but is best known for his success as a coach for the Terps from 1947 until 1978. In his 32 years at the helm, he won 20 ACC titles, two Southern Conference titles and coached 155 ACC individual champions and eight All-Americans. Two of his wrestlers were NCAA champions. He helped the Terps to a 6-1 record in 1941-42 as a wrestler and was runner-up for the Southern Conference heavyweight title in 1941. He received both his undergraduate and Masters degrees from Maryland while recording a 72-2 collegiate record, following a 31-1 prep school mark. Before coming back to College Park in 1946 as an assistant football and head wrestling coach, he played professional football for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1942 and coached in Baltimore. "Coach Krouse was instrumental in getting the wrestling program started at Maryland and establishing the strong tradition that exists today," says current assistant coach and assistant athletic director Curt Callahan, who was a two-time ACC champion in 1969 and 1970. Once the program had been restarted following World War II, he brought the team from a fourth place finish in his first year in 1947 to back-to-back Southern Conference titles by 1952-53. In 1954, Maryland joined the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Terps won 16 consecutive ACC titles while going undefeated in the conference during each of those seasons. After taking second place in 1970, Maryland won four more titles from 1971-1974. Krouse also served as Tournament Director for three NCAA Championships. His first event was recognized as one of the most successful in NCAA history with the largest number of entries, a record attendance and was a profitable for the first time. In 1972, the championships in Cole Field House grossed over $100,000 and established a record for attendance with 42,500. He was one of the founders (and lifetime member) of the Metropolitan Washington Wrestling Officials Association and served as a member of the Maryland Scholastic Officials Association for over 20 years. In the beginning, he donated his time officiating matches, donated mats, equipment and conducted clinics promoting the sport. By the time he finished coaching in 1978, there were over 10,000 youngsters participating in his programs. Krouse was inducted into the Maryland Hall of Fame in 1987 for his achievements as both an athlete and coach. Funeral arrangements have not been announced at this time. SULLY KROUSE'S COACHING RECORD Southern Conference Year Overall Finish 1947 2-4 4th 1948 5-5 3rd 1949 8-1 3rd 1950 5-3 3rd 1951 5-3 3rd 1952 6-2 1st 1953 6-1 1st *32 years *207-122-10, .608 overall *96-10, .906 ACC *20 Atlantic Coast Conference Titles *2 Southern Conference Titles *154 ACC champions *8 All-Americans
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