Melchior Polowy

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Brother Melchior Polowy CSC (1911-1997) was a Catholic Jesuit Brother who belonged to the Congregation of Holy Cross. He was one of the principal founders of high school wrestling in Louisiana.[1] He entered the Congregation of Holy Cross at St. Joseph's Novitiate in Tolling Prairie, Indiana and took his vows in 1939. Brother Polowy's teams at Holy Cross High School in New Orleans won 22 state championships from 1945 to 1968. [2] Brother Melchior retired from coaching in 1971 and was honored 36 years later, and ten years posthumously by the Louisiana chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for his work.[1] Brother Melchior died in November 1997 at the age of 86 of pneumonia at Dujane House in Notre Dame, Indiana. In 2002, he was the subject of a book about his work in wrestling.[3]

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  1. ^ a b Lori Lyons (2007-06-20). Louisiana Chapter of National Hall of Fame to Honor Four. The Times-Picayune. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
  2. ^ Ken Trahan (2008-02-12). Prep Wrestling: Dominance Interrupted in Wrestling. WGSO 990 AM. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
  3. ^ Reggio, Edwin (2002). The Brother -- the Legend: Biography of Brother Melchior Polowy, C.S.C.. South-West Province, Congregation of the Holy Cross. 

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