Class of 2023

Coach Andy McGuffin Graduated from Glens Falls High School, attended Ithaca College and served in the Navy during WWII. Afterwards he came to South Glens Falls as a physical education teacher and started the wrestling program at South Glens Falls High School in 1959. In the 1960s South High was a wrestling powerhouse in Section 2 and McGuffins bulldogs would be mentioned in Sports Illustrated in 1968 when their streak reach 86 consecutive wins in their conference without a loss. McGuffin led South High to ten consecutive Northern Conference Championships and nine Section 2 Championships with a coaching record of 104-4 over his ten seasons. McGuffin led his wrestlers to 23 section 2 individual titles and 7 NYS place finishers.

In 1995, the Section 2 Wrestling Championships program was dedicated to him and Coach McGuffin was inducted into the South Glens Falls High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019. Andy McGuffin competed in the Senior Olympics as a track athlete until the age of 92 winning over 400 medals. Coach McGuffin passed away in 2021.