Darryl Burley
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2022 11:58 am
It's been 40 years and he's just being admitted in the NJ HOF? One might think a 4X NCAA finalist and 2X champ would have been a charter member. I suppose NJ standards are pretty high!
DBurley was quite a recruit for coach Turner. And the fact he brought Pete Schuyler in at the same time was pretty amazing. The only guy that comes close to Burley's over-all ability was Pete Yozzo and IMO there was no way he could have beaten Burley. Speed, strength, flexibility, athleticism -- a true all-around phenom. You lose to Randy Lewis, well, take a number. The only bout I can recall he fell short was his upset loss to Iowa State's Gibbons -- if you can call a loss in the NCAA finals an upset.
94-5-1 (official) not including all-star bouts
76 total bonus wins = 81% of all wins weren't even close
33 falls
5 losses: Land 6-5, Lewis (3) 14-13, 8-4, 11-3, Gibbons 16-8
1 draw: Lewis 6-6
Hall of Famer in anyone's book.
Burley was just 16 years removed from Mike Caruso. The change in the sport during that time was remarkable. The only guy I can think of from that era who was akin to Burley was Rick Sanders.
Here's how I rank all-time Lehigh wrestlers:
1- Burley
2- Caruso
3- Mark Lieberman
4- Frick
5- Eichelberger
6- Pendleton
7- Yozzo
8- Trenge
9- Peritore
10- Letters
DBurley was quite a recruit for coach Turner. And the fact he brought Pete Schuyler in at the same time was pretty amazing. The only guy that comes close to Burley's over-all ability was Pete Yozzo and IMO there was no way he could have beaten Burley. Speed, strength, flexibility, athleticism -- a true all-around phenom. You lose to Randy Lewis, well, take a number. The only bout I can recall he fell short was his upset loss to Iowa State's Gibbons -- if you can call a loss in the NCAA finals an upset.
94-5-1 (official) not including all-star bouts
76 total bonus wins = 81% of all wins weren't even close
33 falls
5 losses: Land 6-5, Lewis (3) 14-13, 8-4, 11-3, Gibbons 16-8
1 draw: Lewis 6-6
Hall of Famer in anyone's book.
Burley was just 16 years removed from Mike Caruso. The change in the sport during that time was remarkable. The only guy I can think of from that era who was akin to Burley was Rick Sanders.
Here's how I rank all-time Lehigh wrestlers:
1- Burley
2- Caruso
3- Mark Lieberman
4- Frick
5- Eichelberger
6- Pendleton
7- Yozzo
8- Trenge
9- Peritore
10- Letters