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ZUPANCIC, TOM
ZUPANCIC, TOM
Born on September 14, 1955
Indianapolis
Inducted On
November 21, 2000
Location Inducted
Indianapolis, IN
Region Number
7
Indpls Cathedral
Coach
Indpls Cathedral
1974
3-year football starter; two-time All-City and All-State; as a wrestler, 2 Sectional Championships, 2 Regional Championships, and 4th in State.
IN Central University
1978
4-year football starter; State Wrestling Champ for 3 years; National AAU Champion in Freestyle Wrestling.
Awarded Sagamore of the Wabash by Indiana Governor Evan Bayh 1996; named Director of Business Development for Colts in 1998; serves on Board of Directors for the Children's Bureau, Broken Wagon Ranch, PAL Club, and Speedway Exchange Club; has been a part of 4 USA National Wrestling Teams, member of two USA World Teams, and an alternate on both the 1980 and 1984 USA Greco Roman Olympic wrestling teams; won the Canadian, AAU, and USWF National Wrestling Championships; owns an undefeated record in 86 state, regional, and national power-lifting exhibitions since 1974; finished 2nd in 1993 Strongest Man in America Competition; owns and operates his own gym; author of Strength and Conditioning for Football and Then Some.
Wife, Carrie; children, Katie, Jake, and John Thomas.
Coaching Experience: Served from 1984 to 1997 as Indianapolis Colts strength and conditioning coach; strength coach since 1998.

Coaching Honors: Named the NFL's Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year 1996.