Robert R. Ferraro Jr. (2004) - Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame

Robert R. Ferraro Jr.

Induction:
2004
Class:
1994

Sport: Wrestling
A first-ballot Hall of Fame choice and Bucknell's only two-time wrestling All-American, Bobby Ferraro graduated with an impressive 118-21-1 career mat record and four East Coast Wrestling Association gold medals. He became just the third grappler in school history to earn All-America honors with an eighth-place finish in the 177-pound class at the NCAA Championships during his senior season, and then he repeated the distinction with a seventh-place finish as a graduate student in 1995. Ferraro finished 31-8 in 1994, falling just one victory shy of the school record, and he tied a 37-year-old school mark by recording pins in five straight matches. With a 30-6 record in 1995, Ferraro broke the school career victory record and finished second all-time with 44 falls. In becoming just the second man to win four ECWA titles, Ferraro in 1995 also helped the Bison to their second-ever team championship. He was the ECWA Championships Outstanding Wrestler in 1992 and never lost a conference bout. A two-time team captain, he won the Christy Mathewson Award as Bucknell's top senior athlete. A Lewisburg native who won two state titles and a national championship at Lewisburg High School, Ferraro became just the second Bucknell wrestler to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame, joining Tom Scotton '78.
(Bucknell Hall of Fame Class of 2004)