The first criterion for consideration for the Fox Chapel Area Schools Sports Hall of Fame is a candidate’s athletic success during high school. The second criterion is the impact a candidate has in the area of sports after high school. Patrick Frank (1998) has been successful in both criteria. He earned eight varsity letters in three sports – cross country (2), baseball (2), and wrestling (4), and was the winningest wrestler in Fox Chapel Area High School history when he graduated. He competed in the WPIAL individual championships in 1997 and 1998, and was selected to the Valley News Dispatch Alle-Kiski All-Star Team in 1998.
More importantly, since his graduation from Fox Chapel Area High School, Patrick has officiated at the highest levels of high school and collegiate athletics. His officiating résumé includes being selected to officiate at five national collegiate championships (only 20 officials nationwide are selected each year), three NCAA Division I individual championships, and two NCAA Division II championships. He has also been selected to officiate at three PIAA state championships in wrestling, numerous WPIAL championships in wrestling and football, and five Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic matches, as well as at PIAA state playoff games in football, wrestling, and baseball.
Patrick has also served as the rules interpreter and as an executive committee member for the Pittsburgh Wrestling Officials Association.
One of six Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) wrestling officials nationally, he has officiated in three ACC championships, five Eastern Wrestling League championships, and seven NCAA Division III national qualifiers.
Patrick is a graduate of Syracuse University and serves as a lead teacher in the North Allegheny School District. He and his wife, Kerry, reside in the Fox Chapel Area School District and their three children, Linley, PJ, and Mickey attend Hartwood Elementary School.