Hall of Fame

Leonard "Gus" DeAugustino

  • Class
  • Induction
    2016
  • Sport(s)
    Coach
School: North Allegheny | Sport: Wrestling
 
DeAugustino made the 1952 U.S. Olympic team as a wrestler. Later as a coach, he established North Allegheny as one of the best programs in the state. DeAugustino was North Allegheny’s wrestling coach for 34 years before stepping away in 1990. He won seven WPIAL team championships, six state titles and had a record of 380-104-2. His 1988 team was ranked No. 1 in the country and is in the WPIAL Hall of Fame. DeAugustino coached 48 WPIAL individual champions and 21 state champs and was a three-time national coach of the year. He also went on to start a wrestling program at Duquesne University. As a wrestler, DeAugustino was a PIAA champion at Grove City High School and went on to become Lock Haven University’s first NCAA champion in 1953.