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Memorial service Saturday in Atlanta for wrestling great Jim Glasser

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestlers set the mats — under the direction of coach Heath Eslinger — inside McKenzie Arena on Wednesday in preparation for the Southern Scuffle, the top national college wrestling tournament.
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestlers set the mats — under the direction of coach Heath Eslinger — inside McKenzie Arena on Wednesday in preparation for the Southern Scuffle, the top national college wrestling tournament. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestlers set the mats — under the direction of coach Heath Eslinger — inside McKenzie Arena on Wednesday in preparation for the Southern Scuffle, the top national college wrestling tournament.

By Ward Gossett 3 min read

In his time at the Lovett School in Atlanta, wrestling teams coached by Jim Glasser won 13 state championships.

There was one championship trophy, though, that was ripped from his grasp, a situation the competitive Glasser handled as a professional and with dignity.

“In the championship finals, one of his guys was competing and the opponent was penalized for stalling as the match ended,” recalled former McCallie teammate Luther Killian. “I was there and saw it.

“When Jim went to the table to check, the tournament director – and coach of the team they were battling for the championship – erased something from the score sheet and said that Lovett had lost the match. A big argument followed.”

Glasser saw the writing on the wall and told his team it had lost fair and square.