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Bob Siddens, Gable’s high school coach, passes away

Bob Siddens, legendary wrestling coach at Iowa’s Waterloo West High School who coached future NCAA champs Dan Gable and Dale Anderson among others, passed away in his Cedar Falls, Iowa home in his sleep Thursday after a long illness. He was 93.

In 27 seasons as head coach at Waterloo West — from 1951-1977 — Siddens coached the Wahawks to 11 state titles while compiling a dual record of 327-26-3, including an 88-match win streak that ran from 1968 to 1975. In addition Siddens coached 51 individual state champion wrestlers, and 33 state runner-ups.

Arguably Siddens’ most famous pupil was Dan Gable, who Siddens referred to as Daniel. From 1964 to 1966, Gable posted a 64-0 mark for Siddens while winning three state titles before going on to win NCAA championships at Iowa State, a gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, and become a coaching legend himself at the University of Iowa.

Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/20585

September 28, 2018 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized