National Wrestling Hall of Fame North Carolina Chapter inductee David Barker, 45, of Eden was tapped to join the elite roster May 21 at the Friday Convention Center in Chapel Hill.
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LEFT: David Barker, tournament founder and veteran Morehead High School wrestling coach, was recently inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame North Carolina Chapter.
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ABOVE: Barker helped found the “Super 32” tournament, one of the most prestigious in the nation.
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Barker with his wife, Andrea, and children, Brooks and Colt.
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Coach David Barker advises a young wrestler.
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Barker with his father, Wayne Barker, left, a fellow NWHOF NC Chapter inductee (2016), at the recent Chapel Hill ceremony.
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Wayne Barker, David Barker and Greg Frey, from left, the Rockingham County wrestling triumvirate.
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Barker, standing second from right, with Morehead High School's wrestlers and fellow coaches.
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Coach David Barker at work coaching Panther wrestler.
EDEN — A tournament founder and acclaimed wrestler with a reputation that reaches back to his high school days at Morehead High School here, David Barker was recently inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame North Carolina Chapter.
National Wrestling Hall of Fame North Carolina Chapter inductee David Barker, 45, of Eden was tapped to join the elite roster May 21 at the Friday Convention Center in Chapel Hill.
LEFT: David Barker, tournament founder and veteran Morehead High School wrestling coach, was recently inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame North Carolina Chapter.
