Head coach
Ron Clinton
Ron Clinton was head coach of Illinois and Eastern Illinois at 17 NCAA championships, 1976–1992. Clinton's wrestlers won one individual title and earned 13 All-American places.
By school
| School | NCAA tournaments | Team titles | Top four | Top ten | Champions | All-Americans | Entries | Wrestlers | Record | Falls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 1984–1992 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 31–31 | 6 |
| Eastern Illinois | 1976–1983 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 16 | 44–42 | 12 |
As a wrestler
Ronnie Clinton wrestled for Oklahoma State at three NCAA championships, 1960–1962, and went 13–2. Clinton won the title at 167 lb in 1962 and placed second at 167 lb in 1960 and third at 191 lb in 1961.
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Oklahoma State | 167 | 1 | 1st | 5–0 | 5 bouts |
| 1961 | Oklahoma State | 191 | 6 | 3rd | 4–1 | 5 bouts |
| 1960 | Oklahoma State | 167 | 2 | 2nd | 4–1 | 5 bouts |
Ronnie Clinton's full wrestler record, every bout →
Coach and wrestler matched from Former Wrestling Coach Ron Clinton Passes Away - Eastern Illinois University Athletics, Eastern Illinois University Athletics (Obituary 'Former Wrestling Coach Ron Clinton Passes Away' (dated 11/7/2008, story courtesy Brian Nielsen, JG-TC), the paragraph after the quotes from Ralph McCausland and Renny Garshelis; one sentence, from 'A 1962 NCAA Division I champion' through 'before moving to Illinois.').
How these are counted
- NCAA tournaments are the championship years in which Ron Clinton was the established head coach of a team with entrants. They are not years of employment; there were no championships in 1943–45 or 2020.
- A year inside the span with no established coach is listed but not counted. A year with two head coaches counts in full for both.
- Team titles are official NCAA titles from the published standings (1928, 1931 and 1933 have none). Top four and top ten come from the same standings.
- Entries count each wrestler once per tournament; All-Americans are counted as each era awarded them; wins and losses include forfeit, default and disqualification results; falls exclude forfeits.
- The head coach for each year, with sources, is on that year's program page. Report a correction.
Cite this page: “Ron Clinton, head coach”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/coaches/ch_cc60514fe2174ba5/ron-clinton/