Chuck Holliday will be inducted into the Oregon Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame on May 1, 2010. Holliday a 1970 graduate competed for the Mountaineers from 1962 to 1966. In the Fall of 1966 he was drafted into the United States Army and served in Vietnam. He returned to EOU in 1969 as an Assistant Wrestling coach and earned his degree in Science education.

Holliday embarked on a 30-year career in education teaching at the Myrtle Point, Burns, Baker High School and Crook County School District. While at Baker he started the high school wrestling program. In 1980 Holliday was selected to travel to Italy with a cultural exchange program and coach with a team from Oregon.

The Prineville, Ore. native served on the Board of Directors for the Crooked River Round-up for 11 years. After retiring from education Holliday began a business making rustic western furniture from juniper wood.

While competing for Eastern, Holliday earned recognition as a four-time Conference Champion, a four-time NAIA District I and II Champion, a two-time NAIA District I and II Outstanding Wrestler, a 1964 Nationals quick pin champion, and a four-time NAIA National Tournament Qualifier. His overall Record was 118-8-1 and placed sixth, fifth and second at Nationals.