go to tournaments, and camps. The AWOL team was a multiple attendant of Lock Haven Wrestling Camp, one of the best camps in the US. Harry Geris had no troubles driving thousands of miles to go to a single tournament for his wrestlers. Geris was inducted into the U.S. National Junior College Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Hall of Fame in May 1984. Geris remained involved in amateur wrestling until his death. Geris was found dead by a construction worker at 7.30am on April 24, 2008, behind Saunders Secondary School in London, Ontario where he was delivering wrestling mats for an upcoming tournament. Police did not suspect foul play, but said an autopsy would be conducted to determine the cause of death. Geris was aged 60. The Harry Geris Memorial Grappling Games were named in his honor, beginning in January 2009. The Harry Geris Memorial Grappling Games were the first in Canada to combine freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and FILA rules no-gi grappling. The weblog, harrygerisstory.blogspot.com, is dedicated to the life of Harry Geris, and features personal stories, articles and photos that are to appear in a future biographical book entitled, "The Harry Geris Story" being authored by his son, Shawn. Awards 1966 - Canadian Freestyle Champion, Commonwealth Games (Jamaica) – 4th place, World Championships (Toledo, Ohio) 1967 - Canadian Freestyle Championships – Silver medalist(213.5 lbs) 1968 - N.J.C.A.A. Champion for Joliet Junior College (Illinois) Canadian Freestyle Champion 1969 - N.J.C.A.A. Runner-up for Joliet Junior College (Illinois) 1971 - United States Wrestling Federation – Silver medalist 1972 - N.C.A.A. Championships – 4th place(All-American Status) wrestled for Oklahoma State, National AAU/USA – Silver medalist, Canadian Olympic Team (Munich, Germany) 230 lbs – 9th place 1973 - Canadian Freestyle & Greco Roman Champion, FISU Games (Moscow, Russia) – 4th place, World Championships (Iran) World Cup - Bronze medalist (Toledo, Ohio) 1974 - Eastern United States AAU Champion, Canadian Freestyle & Greco Roman Champion 1975 - Canadian Freestyle & Greco Roman Champion, Pan American Games (Mexico) – 4th place Freestyle & Bronze medalist Greco Roman 1976 - Canadian Championships Freestyle Silver medalist & Greco Roman Champion, Member of the Canadian Olympic Team 1980 - Inducted into the United States Junior College Wrestling Hall of Fame 1984 - Inducted into the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Hall of Fame Oklahoma State University - Season Record for Harry Geris