John Lyzott (2013) - UIndy Athletics Hall of Fame

UIndy Athletics Hall of Fame

Attended Indiana Central University from 1960 to 1964
Lettered in wrestling four years
Little State Champions in 1964
Head wrestling coach from 1968 to 1989
- Four-time state wrestling champions in 1979, 1986, 1988, 1989
- Three-time state runner-up
- Team placed third in state
- 17 district team championships
- 15 individual state championships (most by any coach in Florida)
- 13-time Broward County wrestling tournament champions
- Two state champions went on to play professionally
- Errict Rhett (220) - Tampa Bay Running Back
- Oddibee McDowell (170) - Texas Rangers
- Overall Record of 282-28-3 (.900%)
Career coaching record of 73 consecutive dual match victories and remaining undefeated for five years
Greyhound Club Wrestling Coach of the Year in 1972
Florida Athletic Coaches Association Coach of the Year in 1978 and 1979
Selected as the "Overall Broward County Coach of the Year" by the Miami Herald in 1979 and 1989
West Hollywood Kiwanis Award in 1981
Recognition of the wrestling team by Florida House of Representatives in 1989
Hollywood, Florida dedicated a day as known as "John Lyzott Day" in 1989
Broward County Coaches Association Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1999
Seven-time Wrestling Coach of the Year by the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, The Miami Herald and The Hollywood Sun-Tattler