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Joe Edmondson posthumously received the 2024 Bobby Douglas Legacy Award, which recognizes significant contributions to the Black wrestling community

In 1964, Edmondson became a quadriplegic after a trampoline accident but started his own wrestling program in 1968 while earning his master's degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha

Edmondson created the nationally respected Exploradories program and ran the Edmondson Youth Outreach Center of the YMCA to mentor inner-city youth through wrestling

Previous honors include USA Wrestling's 1985 Kids Person of the Year, a Point of Light from President George H.W. Bush in 1991, and induction into the Nebraska Scholastic Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1994

The Nebraska Legislature formally congratulates Edmondson and his family and directs a copy of the resolution be sent to the family