Port Connects: Episode 11: Col. (Ret) Steve Banach

A huge congratulations to PJ HOF '77 Col. (Ret) Steve Banach. Steve will be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame this year, May 31st/June 1st in Stillwater, OK.

Steve wrestled for Port Jervis and then attended Clemson University, where he was elected captain of the wrestling team as a freshman and was an Atlantic Coast Conference finalist. Banach then decided to transfer to the University of Iowa, where his twin brothers were wrestling for Dan Gable. Steve ended his wrestling career at the 1984 Final Olympic Trials as a member of the US Army Wrestling Team.

He served with distinction in the United States Army from 1983 to 2010.

This period of service included deployments to six combat zones.

Steve demonstrated impeccable leadership during his service in the U.S. Army.

Read the full National HOF Bio here