Hall of Fame

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Dr. Fred Ulmer

  • Class
  • Induction
    2022
  • Sport(s)
    Wrestling

DR. FRED ULMER, Drexel University
Class of 1957 / Wrestling

Dr. Fred Ulmer wrestled for three seasons at Drexel while being a member of the MAC.

As a wrestler, Ulmer served as the team captain for two years and was undefeated as Drexel’s heavyweight during the 1954-55 season. He won the MAC Championship before placing second in the AAU regional tournament. In 1956-57, he pinned every opponent he faced leading up to his second-straight MAC title and an Eastern Regional Title. 

Ulmer was a recipient of the F.C. Walton Award as Drexel’s Outstanding Wrestler and the Lt. Green Award in 1957 as the Outstanding Graduating Athlete. 

Ulmer was inducted into the Janet E. and Barry C. Burkholder Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986.