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Hall of famer Gibson says mom’s advice led to D1 career

He was 13 years old when Brad Gibson’s mother, Linda, called him into the living room to watch the NCAA Division I wrestling finals on their cable television set. “‘Bradley, get in here! She was like, ‘This is what you need to be thinking about,’” Gibson said. “And I was like ‘Are you out of your (expletive) mind?’ …My mom was crazy about wrestling. She was passionate about all sports, but absolutely nuts about wrestling.” Whatever his reaction may have been at 13, it wasn’t the same once he reached his senior year of high school.

“Fate would have it, years down the road when I was at my recruiting trip… I still had that (thing) she said, stuck in my head years before, just to see if I was good enough to go Division I,” Gibson said. “That’s the only reason I went to (the University of) Minnesota, I didn’t know anybody at Minnesota, didn’t know the coaches. I’m glad I made that decision now. She planted that seed years before, unknowingly.” Linda Gibson saw the vision she wanted for her son and his potential years before he did. Gibson was a Big 10 champion and two-time All-American during his career at the University of Minnesota. His decorated career, in both college and high school, has earned him a spot in the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association David Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame. The induction dinner is scheduled for Saturday, May 4, at McKinney’s on Southside, in Benson. Rest of the story at https://www.stevenscountytimes.com/sports/wrestling/4589400-wrestling-hall-famer-gibson-says-moms-advice-led-d1-career?mc_cid=19991bd8ba&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

March 27, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized