ED KLAVON

Coach, North Penn HS 1956-1992

First NPHS Wrestling Coach
Coached 1956-1992
State Championship, 1987
PA Wrestling Coach of the Year, 1987
Inducted to PA and National Wrestling Hall of Fame

Inducted 2005

Coach

Ed wrestled of Shaler High School in western PA from 1947-1949 and qualified for the District VII meet his senior year at 120 pounds. He went to Edinboro State Teachers College and was a four year wrestler, placing in the conference championships as a senior. He also ran the mile and two mile events on the track team. While wrestling for the U.S. Army, he competed in the Pan-American Games Trials in 1955. Ed founded the North Penn High School wrestling program in 1956. He was its only Coach for 35 years, except for a sabbatical year, until retiring in the fall of 1992. His lifetime won-lost record was 318-151-7, including a 43-match win streak from 1983-1986. His teams enjoyed 28 winning seasons, two undefeated seasons, 10 league championships (six Bux-Mont, four Suburban One National), eight Section II titles, two District I North titles and three Southeast Regional titles. In 1987, his team shared the PIAA Class AAA title with North Allegheny, the only District I team to win a state title in the last 17 years. Klavon has Coached seven PIAA champions, five more state medalists, 33 state qualifiers, 20 Southeast Regional champs, 25 District I champs, and 79 Section II champs. He has coached numerous father-son combinations over the years. For one year, he was North Penn’s head soccer coach, and his only team won the 1964 Bux-Mont League championship.