RALPH SNEYD

He retired from teaching in 2000 but still is involved with the sport of Wrestling in Ontario and committees such as the Multi-Use Committee in Collingwood.

Accomplishments:

-President of Central Ontario Wrestling 1979-1992 and member of OAWA Board of Directors
-Member of OFSSA Sports Advisory Committee for Wrestling 1983-1998
-Founded Wrestling Drawmasters Association of Canada in 1988
-Wrote all 3 OFSSA Rulebooks on Wrestling
-Co-founder of Ontario Youth Wrestling & Canadian Youth Wrestling. Committee Chair for 12 years
-Established Simcoe County Elementary School Wrestling program for boys and girls
-Assisted in the development of Women’s Wrestling as an OFSSA and Amateur Olympic Sport
-Chaired committees in Ontario, National or World sporting events held in Collingwood 1989-2003
-Founder & Chair of the Federation of Collingwood Sports Inc. (Transportation for sports teams)
-Creator & First Chairperson of the Black and Gold Society (Honouring CCI's outstanding alumni)

Awards:

-Ontario Special Achievement Award 1988
-FILA Gold Star 1987 (Sport of Wrestling’s highest International award)
-Ontario Coach of the Year Awards 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1994
-Inductee Canadian Wrestling Sport Hall of Fame 1998
-OFSSA Leadership in School Sport Award 1992
-Simcoe County Excellence in Education Award 2003
-Order of Collingwood 1987 and Companion to the Order of Collingwood 2004