Hall of Fame
Dubi Lufi can, without question, be called the greatest gymnast to ever compete for WSU. The native of Israel completed his WSU education in three years and one semester, earned Phi Beta Kappa honors with a 3.5 grade point average and earned All-America status as a junior and senior. He is the Cougars' only All-American in gymnastics while earning his bachelor's degree from WSU in 1975, a master's from Idaho a year later and his PhD from WSU in 1978. As a senior, Lufi was WSU's conference medal winner as the top scholar-athlete. In the fall of 1983 Lufi had to return home for the Six-Day War. He returned in February after traveling 30 hours, registered and competed against Washington, leading WSU to its first win over the Huskies in 10 years. Lufi was a member of Israel's Olympic team in 1976 and 1980, competed six times in the World Games, won all-around national titles in 1968-69-70-71-81, and in 1984 retired as the oldest (35) competing gymnast in international competition. He served as Israel's National Technical Director for Gymnastics and was head coach of Israel's most successful junior team. He also served as clinical psychologist at a regional mental health center and specialized in work with adolescents and family problems.
