Metropolitan Wrestling Association
Fostering the sport of wrestling in the New York Metropolitan Area
MWA Board Member and Wrestling leader Tod Giles has passed away
Tod Giles, an Olympic Alternate and Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee, passed away on August 22 2007.
Giles was MWA Board Member and has been involved with the Beat the Streets Program by teaching new coaches both at the CHAMPS Training Center as well as for the certification of the Beat the Streets Coaches in March. Giles was an excellent role model for kids and coaches alike.
Giles was a friend and a wrestling brother to many in the New York City area as well as nationally. He was a great father and a husband, and he leaves behind two beautiful children and a wonderful wife.
Tod was not feeling well for the last three days. He passed out in the car as his wife was taking him to the hospital, and died in the hospital.
The Family will be receiving visitors on Monday from 5pm-8pm at Hannemann Funeral Home: 88 S. Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960. The memorial service will be held on Tuesday at 12pm, United Church of Spring Valley, 11 East Church Street, Spring Valley, NY 10977. The official obituary will be printed on Sunday in The Journal News. It can also be accessed online at http://www. LoHud.com
If you would like any other information please contact me and not the house directly. You can contact me via email at: Grecocoach@yahoo.com
We will greatly miss Tod Giles, and will keep his family and loved ones in our thoughts...
Editor’s NotesTod Giles, of Suffern, N.Y., has been an active leader within USA Wrestling for many years, serving on the Board of Directors and taking leadership roles with many standing committees, including the Executive Committee, the Athletes Advisory Committee, the Junior Olympic Committee and the Greco-Roman Sport Committee.
Giles was a successful Greco-Roman wrestler, competing on the national and international levels for many years. Giles placed second at the 1989 U.S. Olympic Festival, earning a No. 2 spot on the national team, and was a member of Greco-Roman Team USA a number of times. He wrestled for the U.S. Marine Corps, won a number of Armed Forces titles, and competed internationally at the CISM World Military Championships.
He was the first NCAA Div. I All-American at Boston University, competing for coach Carl Adams, earning All-American status in 1984. He wrestled three seasons at Boston University, after starting his career at the Univ. of Rhode Island. Giles placed in the New York State high school championships as a prep wrestler.
Giles served as the head wrestling coach at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for four seasons, leading its Div. I team which competes in the Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. He was also an assistant coach at Boston University.
Giles also coached at the high school and club levels, and worked with numerous young wrestlers in his community. He was active with the Metropolitan Wrestling Association in New York City, and was a respected clinician and coach. Giles has friends all over the United States and the world through wrestling, and USA Wrestling gives its sincere condolences to Tod’s family and friends.
