Idaho wrestling hall of fame honors four North Idaho names in Coeur d'Alene
Four North Idaho wrestling names were honored in Coeur d'Alene, led by Lakeland’s Rob Edelblute and Coeur d'Alene coach Jeff Moffat.
The Idaho Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame honored four familiar North Idaho names Saturday night at the Best Western Plus Coeur d'Alene Inn, bringing its 2026 induction banquet into the center of Kootenai County wrestling country. The social hour began at 5 p.m. and the banquet and induction ceremony followed at 6 p.m., with Rob Edelblute, Jeff Moffat, Lloyd Moe and Frank Jasper all recognized.
Edelblute’s selection tied the evening directly to Lakeland’s wrestling history. A 1989 Lakeland graduate, he went 73-11 in high school and won state championships in 1988 and 1989. Earlier coverage of his career also placed Rob and his twin brother Rich on Lakeland’s state A-2 title teams in both of those seasons, the last time Lakeland won a state wrestling title. Edelblute later returned to his alma mater and coached there for 23 years, extending a pipeline that linked his championship days to another generation of Hawks wrestlers.
Moffat and Moe were honored with the Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award, the Idaho chapter’s recognition for long-term work that advances the sport. Moffat has spent 22 years as head coach of Coeur d'Alene High School wrestling and is also the founder and president of the Buzzsaw Wrestling Club, giving him influence at both the school and club levels. Moe’s inclusion added another coaching name tied to the North Idaho mat tradition, where successors are often measured by the wrestlers they develop long after their own competition days end.
Jasper received the Outstanding American Award, which the Idaho chapter reserves for people who have used wrestling’s discipline to build notable careers and community impact beyond athletics. A former North Idaho College wrestler, Jasper also became known nationally through his role in the 1985 film Vision Quest, connecting North Idaho wrestling to one of the sport’s best-known pop culture references. The chapter’s award-history pages show that Lifetime Service recipients have been honored in Idaho since at least 1998, underscoring that this year’s group joined a long-running statewide tradition of recognizing coaches, contributors and former wrestlers.
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