Holding the record for most wins by a Clarkson wrestler, Dan Fay established himself as one of the most outstanding student-athletes ever to compete at Clarkson. A gifted two-sport athlete who also played lacrosse for the Golden Knights in the spring season, Fay enjoyed great success representing head coach Jack Hantz’s Clarkson teams during the mid-1960s.

During the early days of lacrosse at Clarkson, Fay was a standout defenseman for Hantz’s squad and served as a captain in his senior season, but it was grappling on the wrestling mat where Fay really made his mark.

In his first year of varsity competition, as a sophomore wrestler, Fay, along with his older brother and inaugural Clarkson Hall of Fame inductee, Ed ’64, helped to power the Green and Gold to a prefect 9-0 season in 1963-64. The Massena, NY native made an impressive debut, posting an 8-0-1 mark, including three pins.

As a junior in 1964-65, Fay continued to dominate and finished the season with an 11-1-1 overall record, helping a rebuilding Clarkson squad post a 5-5 record. Undefeated at 167-pounds, Fay suffered his only collegiate loss during that winter after moving up a weight class to balance the lineup. He finished his second year as the Knights’ top wrestler and won the 167-pound title in the Independent Collegiate Athletic Association (ICAC) Tournament.

As a senior captain in 1965-66, he went 10-0-0 with three pins, helping Clarkson to a 5-3 dual-match record. Fay earned a pin against RPI in his final dual match and then went on to claim an ICAC title for the second consecutive year for a fitting exit to a spectacular career.

After his perfect record in wrestling in his senior season and another solid year on the lacrosse field, Fay was honored as Clarkson’s co-Athlete of the Year in 1966.

With guidance from Hantz, an inaugural Clarkson Hall of Fame inductee, Fay finished with a 29-1-2 career record, besting his brother’s all-time win mark. He joins Ed as the first siblings to be inducted into Clarkson’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

Dan Fay accepts his Athletic Hall of Fame plaque from Clarkson President Tony Collins and AD Steve Yianoukos