Gerry Gergley started the wrestling program in 1970 and coached until 1980. The wrestling program was later discontinued in 1985. He also started the men[apos]s golf program in 1979 and coached that as well for two years, leading it to a Sunshine State Conference Championship. Displaying his knack for versatility Gergley would then become the school[apos]s first strength coach in 1983.
Gergley formed the wrestling program with no facilities and no scholarships and compiled a 108-42 career record as wrestling coach and produced five All-Americans. His teams ranked among the nation[apos]s top-10 five times.
He hosted numerous camps and clinics for wrestlers, coaches, and officials and is responsible for starting wrestling as an interscholastic sport in the local county school systems. He started the fund-raising program for athletics at UCF and helped athletics director Dr. Jack O[apos]Leary in the planning of the first football team.