Upper Iowa University Athletics Hall of Fame
Gary Weber (1982) was inducted into the Upper Iowa University Athletics Hall of Fame as a coach. The 1981 NCAA Division III Championships qualifier was a four-year letter winner with the Peacock wrestling program and served as a captain with the team.
Weber captured 446 wrestling dual victories over 34 years of coaching at the high school level including his first six at Plainfield High School and twenty-eight at Clear Lake High School. He taught at Plainfield and Clear Lake for 34 years as well. Weber is the winningest high school wrestling coach among UIU graduates in dual records and is seventh in Iowa High School history. He has coached numerous state champions and place winners in the IHSAA State Tournament. Weber had the privilege of coaching both of his sons in the IHSAA state finals. Under Weber's direction, along with longtime assistant coach Bob Kopriva and numerous other outstanding assistants, Clear Lake made 12 IHSAA State Dual appearances and placed eight times including second place three time, third place twice, fourth place once and seventh place twice.
Weber was inducted into the Iowa National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2017.
Weber graduated from Upper Iowa with a Bachelor's degree in business administration and health, physical education and recreation. He and his wife, Cindy, have five children, Nick, Whitney, Tucker, Paige and Peyton.
