Marvin Antinnes, Wilkes University
Football and Wrestling – Class of 1961
Marvin Antinnes starred on both the football field and wrestling mat where he twice earned Male Athlete of the Year Honors at Wilkes University. Antinnes began his football career at Wilkes on the offensive line, but made the transition to running back and middle linebacker after his first season. Antinnes gained 1,300 rushing yards in two years as the Colonels’ feature back, earning him ECAC All-East Team recognition as a senior in 1961. His athletic success carried over to the wrestling mat as well, where Antinnes compiled a near perfect 36-1 overall record and was crowned the first National Champion in Wilkes history, when he won the NAIA National Championship in 1961. A three-time MAC Wrestling Champion, Antinnes was also the first wrestler from Wilkes to make the finals of the Wilkes Open in 1959 and 1960. He was inducted into the Wilkes University Hall of Fame in 1993.
Marvin Antinnes' Wilkes Hall of Fame Page