Dennis Pirch

Sport: Wrestling

Dennis Pirch was a long-time symbol of excellence in the 3A-level wrestling programs of Arizona.  Coach Pirch was the head wrestling coach at Payson High School from the early 1980s to the early 2000s.  During that span, Coach Pirch's Longhorns were the Arizona 3A State Wrestling Champions 7 times (1993, 94, 96, 97, 98, 99, and 2000).  The 5 years of back-to-back titles was a remarkable period of dominance by Payson teams.   Payson was also the State Runners-Up 4 times during that period.   Coach Dennis Pirch leads all Arizona prep wrestling coaches with 10 lifetime State Team Titles.

School at Time of Induction: Payson

Year of Induction: 2009