{"id":5306,"date":"2022-04-06T17:34:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T00:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/?p=5306"},"modified":"2022-04-07T09:48:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T16:48:46","slug":"late-wrestling-coach-leaves-largest-ever-gift-to-sou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/late-wrestling-coach-leaves-largest-ever-gift-to-sou\/","title":{"rendered":"Late wrestling coach leaves largest-ever gift to SOU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Legendary Southern Oregon University wrestling coach Bob Riehm\u2019s influence at SOU and within the wrestling program will continue in perpetuity, with a $3 million donation from his estate announced today that ranks as the largest-ever single gift to the university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" data-src=\"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-07-at-9.30.59-AM-1024x579.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5320 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-07-at-9.30.59-AM-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-07-at-9.30.59-AM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-07-at-9.30.59-AM-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-07-at-9.30.59-AM.png 1124w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/579;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-07-at-9.30.59-AM-1024x579.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-07-at-9.30.59-AM-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-07-at-9.30.59-AM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-07-at-9.30.59-AM-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-07-at-9.30.59-AM.png 1124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The bequest was announced by the university and his surviving sisters at a celebration of life held earlier today for Riehm, who passed away in November 2020. A third of the gift will endow the men\u2019s wrestling head coach position at SOU, which will be named for Riehm, and two-thirds will fund scholarships for the team\u2019s wrestlers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBob Riehm inspired excellence from his student-athletes during his hall of fame career,\u201d said SOU President Rick Bailey. \u201cHe was an exceptional leader, coach and mentor, and we are honored to celebrate his legacy today and into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Riehm, who died at age 83, coached the school\u2019s wrestling program for 25 years beginning in 1969, winning three national championships and mentoring 100 NAIA All-Americans. He compiled a 270-71-2 career record and has been inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame, the Oregon Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and the SOU Sports Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a coach and mentor, Coach Riehm made an immeasurable impact on the lives of so many student-athletes who came through his program,\u201d SOU Athletic Director Matt Sayre said. \u201cHis legacy, first and foremost, will always be that. This gift\u2019s significance is an enduring&nbsp;reminder of his commitment&nbsp;to SOU, the sport of wrestling, our student-athletes and coaches.&nbsp;He will continue to be a positive and tangible contributor to the development of them all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Riehm\u2019s first Southern Oregon team went 7-7 in dual matches, but his Raiders teams never again came close to a losing record. His ninth season, in 1977-78, brought the school\u2019s first-ever national title. His team won another title five years later, in an undefeated season capped by back-to-back wins over the University of Oregon and Oregon State University. His team won a third NAIA championship in the 1993-94 season, his last as head coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gymnasium inside SOU\u2019s former McNeal Pavilion was named Bob Riehm Arena in 2011, at the conclusion of a fund drive in his honor that raised more than $100,000 for scholarships and equipment. Riehm Arena, now in Lithia Motors Pavilion, continues to serve as the center of competition for the university\u2019s men\u2019s and women\u2019s wrestling teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Riehm was born in Britt, Iowa, and wrestled at the University of Iowa, where he graduated in 1960.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legendary Southern Oregon University wrestling coach Bob Riehm\u2019s influence at SOU and within the wrestling program will continue in perpetuity, with a $3 million donation from his estate announced today that ranks as the largest-ever single gift to the university. 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