Hop's Heresy: John Friedt’s fingerprints all over Bellmont wrestling

Decatur Daily Democrat:

"There have been five different Head Coaches at Bellmont, but none of us have made a bigger impact on Bellmont Wrestling than John Friedt," noted current Bellmont coach Brent Faurote on a statement he issued on Indianamat.com Thursday.
John Friedt, who coached a numerous levels for the Decatur Wrestling Club and for Bellmont High School and Middle School, passed away Thursday, just three days after suffering a stroke at home, and, ironically, just five days after Bellmont had one of its greatest semistate successes with seven earning state berths.
"There have been 89 state placers in the school’s history and John either wrestled with or coached all but one," Faurote noted Tuesday afternoon, pointing to all the names on the Bellmont Wrestling Wall of Fame.....