Bigford, Elia, Koenig elected to Section 3 Wrestling Hall of Fame
Dereck Bigford, Sam Elia, Rich Koenig
By Tom Rowe
CICERO – Three former Chenango County residents associated with the sport of wrestling were recently inducted into the Section 3 Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Dereck Bigford, a graduate of Sherburne-Earlville, long-time Norwich coach Sam Elia and Rich Koenig, a Sherburne grad were three of the six 2019 honorees feted during banquet ceremonies held here Saturday night, Nov. 2 at the Lakeshore Yacht and Country Club.
Bigford wrestled four years at S-E and subsequently another four at SUNY Brockport, where he placed as a NCAA Division III All-American in 1981 (4th) and 1982 (2nd). At the conclusion of his collegiate career, he first coached at Holley High School (Rochester area) and later at S-E before beginning a 30-year tenure at Cicero-North Syracuse.
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