Warren Boring (1994) - Hall of Fame - Long Beach State University Athletics

Warren Boring

Induction:
1994

Boring established the wrestling program at Long Beach State, taking the 49ers into intercollegiate competition in 1958. He coached the 49ers through 1965. In 1961, the Boring-coached 49ers finished the season with victories over Stanford, UCLA, San Francisco State, UC Santa Barbara and Arizona. The first 49er wrestler to qualify for the NCAA tournament, Dale Deffner, was coached by Boring, who continued to teach in the Long Beach State physical education department until his retirement in 1988. He was inducted into the National Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame in 1998. He passed away in January, 2008.