Hall of Fame

Frank Powell HOF Pic

Frank Powell

  • Class
  • Induction
    2013
  • Sport(s)
    Coach/Administrator
Powell RMAC Hall of Fame Induction Speech
Powell RMAC Hall of Fame Video

A 1962 graduate of Adams State, Powell initiated the Grizzlies (then Indians) wrestling program in the early 1960s. He coached nine years, highlighted by back-to-back NAIA national titles in 1968 and 1969. Both of those teams are in the RMAC Hall of Fame. Powell was named National Coach of the Year and posted a 72-36-1 (.665) dual meet record while coaching six national champion wrestlers and 35 All-Americans. His teams won four consecutive regional championships from 1965-1968 and RMAC titles in 1967 and 1968. In 1967, led by national champions Mike Stanley and Dominick Carollo the Indians finished tied for 15th as a team at the Division I tournament and tied for 17th in 1968. Adams State hosted
the 1968 NAIA national championships at Plachy Hall in Alamosa, thanks in large part to Coach Powell. He is also in the NAIA Wrestling Hall of Fame and was inducted into the Adams State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001. Powell went on to become head wrestling coach and Athletic Director at Metro State from 1972-1977.