Departures

Arizona State 1985 NCAA champ Eddie Urbano dead at 50

Mark Palmer   ,College Wrestling ExaminerOctober 27, 2012

Eddie Urbano, 150-pound titlewinner at the 1985 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships for Arizona State, died Aug. 25 in Tucson, Ariz. He was 50 years old.The Arizona Daily Star reported his death was an apparent suicide.A Tucson…Read more

1984 Olympic gold medalist, NCAA Div. II champ Jeff Blatnick dead at 55

October 24, 2012

Jeff Blatnick, 1984 Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler and NCAA Division II mat champ at Springfield College, died Wednesday after complications from heart surgery in Schenectady, N.Y. He was 55 years old.In addition to his on-the-mat…Read more

Dave Porter, two-time NCAA champ for Michigan, dead at 66

October 11, 2012

Dave Porter, former University of Michigan wrestler who won two NCAA heavyweight titles in the mid-1960s, died Aug. 25 in Grand Ledge, Mich., at age 66, according to Amateur Wrestling News.In its Oct. 15 issue, the magazine reported…Read more

Services Wed. for award-winning Pa. wrestling writer, photographer Jim Butler

Funeral arrangements have been announced for Jim Butler, award-winning wrestling journalist and long-time supporter of the sport in Pennsylvania, who died Friday of a heart attack at age 65.Services …

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Two-time Olympic wrestler, women’s and men’s college coach Lee Allen dead at 77

Lee Allen, long-time contributor to the sport of wrestling as an Olympic competitor and coach, as well as men’s and women’s collegiate coach, died of congestive heart failure in California …

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Wrestler, coach, leader Bill Farrell passes away at age 82

Bill Farrell, a major force in wrestling as an athlete, coach and leader despite not having wrestled in high school or college, died Saturday in a hospice on Long Island at age 82.Ferrell was a …

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November 11, 2012 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized