Takedown Report

Wrestling History – # 20

TDR Editor’s Notes ; It is important to remember our wrestling history of great wrestlers, great teams and accomplishments. They can inspire and encourage current and future wrestlers in their efforts.
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1 } – Bobby Douglas: My Wrestling Hero
Today’s installment of My Wrestling Hero features Bobby Douglas. The legendary former Iowa State and Arizona State coach shares his thoughts on his wrestling heroes: Bill Smith and George Kovalick.
“My wrestling hero is probably Bill Smith. He helped me a great deal as a wrestler and as a coach and as a human being. He had some qualities that I thought were exceptional. First of all, if you’re going to win, you’re going to have to outwork everybody that you’re trying to beat. If you’re not willing to do that, then chances are you won’t win. You may be a winner and you may accomplish many of your goals, but the main goal was to make sure wrestlers got a fair chance at winning the gold medal at the Olympics. That was my goal because I thought if American won the gold then it would really promote and develop wrestling. He was special.
“I’d also say George Kovalick. … rest of story at _{https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1600034451535&twSessionId=gflwfjeeps&postId=866479135&mc_cid=26de816f3c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

2 } – Indiana Wrestling Mourns The Loss of All-American Oliver G. Cellini
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– Col. (Ret.) Oliver G. Cellini was an All-American wrestler and an All-American hero.
Cellini was a two-time All-American and was a member of the 1932 Indiana Wrestling National Championship Team. In 1939 Cellini was commissioned a 2^nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps that would later become the U.S. Air Force.
Cellini passed away on September 12, 2020. He was 107 years old.
“We send our condolences to the Cellini family,” IU head coach Angel Escobedo said. “Oliver will be remembered for serving his country and the great success he had in the Indiana wrestling program. Oliver stands for the same things I emphasize in our program and he will never be forgotten.”
During his time in Bloomington, the Hoosier wrestling team went 24-1 (11-0 Big Ten), and won the only NCAA Championship for the Hoosier wrestling program in 1932. Cellini finished second in his weight class, which qualified him to compete in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
 While at Indiana University, Cellini was a member of the ROTC program. After he graduated, he spent 13 months serving in active duty with the Army before entering flight school. … rest of story at _{https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2020/9/15/indiana-wrestling-mourns-the-loss-of-all-american-oliver-g-cellini.aspx?mc_cid=451344eca7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

3 } – Friday Feature: Another Championship
EDMOND – David James took over as Central Oklahoma’s head wrestling coach before the 1982-83 season, inheriting a program that had won the previous two NAIA national championships. James’ first team, plagued by season-long injuries, finished fifth nationally. But James quickly got the UCO dynasty back on track and he would go on to guide the Bronchos to 12 national titles during a storied career.
The first of the James-led championships came in 1983-84 and is the focus of this week’s Friday Feature. That senior-laden squad – paced by the dominating duo of Ronnie James and Benny Coleman – was ranked No. 1 all season and enjoyed great success throughout. The Bronchos went 11-5-1 in duals, going 4-5-1 against Division I teams while blowing past seven non-DI opponents. UCO also won the Central Missouri Invitational behind five individual champions and had three individual winners in a runner-up showing at the DI-dominated Southwest Missouri Invitational. … rest of story at _{https://bronchosports.com/news/2020/9/11/wrestling-friday-feature-another-championship.aspx?mc_cid=aa70f844b7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

4 } – Tom Ryan: My Greatest Loss
Tom Ryan of Iowa reached the 158-pound finals of the 1991 NCAA Championships where he was defeated by Oklahoma State`s Pat Smith, 7-6. Ryan led, 6-5, with under 40 seconds remaining in the match before giving up the deciding takedown. It was the second of four titles for Smith who eventually became the first four-time NCAA Division I champion while Ryan placed third the following season to become a two-time All-American. The former Hawkeye star is the current head wrestling coach at Ohio State where he led the Buckeyes to a team title in 2015.
Ryan discusses three losses: his loss to Smith, his loss in the state semifinals as a senior, and the loss of his son, Teague, who died on February 16, 2004, at the age of five.
The following are Ryan`s words about his three losses.
Chosen suffering
Chosen suffering was my loss to Pat Smith. Unchosen suffering was my loss in the state semis as a senior. … rest of story at _{https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1600232107097&twSessionId=zhxbvicxrg&postId=866774135&mc_cid=451344eca7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

5 } – #164 Ken Chertow – Olympian, 3x All American for Penn State
About this Episode
Ken Chertow is an Olympian from the ‘88 games and 3x All American for Penn State.  After wrestling, Ken started the Gold Medal Training Camp System and has run camps across the country for over 25 years. Go to KenChertow.com to check dates and book a camp with Ken.  
SPONSOR
This episode is brought to you by the Wrestling Changed My Life online store. We have podcast T-Shirts, Hoodies, Crew-necks, Stickers and more.  Go to Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com to shop. … rest of story at _{https://wrestlingchangedmylife.com/chertow/?mc_cid=f697b041da&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

6 } – Steve Fraser: My Wrestling Hero
Today’s installment of My Wrestling Hero features Steve Fraser. The 1984 Olympic gold medalist and longtime former USA Wrestling Greco-Roman coach shares his thoughts on his wrestling heroes: Dan Gable and Masaaki Hatta.
“Of course, Dan Gable was a hero when I was a youngster. Dan Gable, the Peterson brothers, and Chris Taylor were the first wrestling posters I ever had in my room. I would say those guys as a youngster.

“I can tell you who a wrestling hero was for me is my high school coach Masaaki Hatta, who was second in the world for Japan. He’s a hero because he took me under his wing when I was a 10th grader. He really, really taught me the ropes about wrestling. … rest of story at _{https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1600232107097&twSessionId=zhxbvicxrg&postId=866777135&mc_cid=451344eca7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

7 } – Jason Kelber and Daryl Weber Induction to the Hall of Fame
By G. Wyatt Schultz for The Predicament
Jason Kelber of West Marshall, National Champion at Nebraska induction to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum … rest of story and video at _{https://www.thepredicament.com/2020/08/jason-kelber-and-daryl-weber-induction-to-the-hall-of-fame/?mc_cid=0b16b413d6&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

8 } – Bison Wrestling Through the Decades, Presented by Geisinger
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Wrestling at Bucknell dates back to World War II, when servicemen stationed at Bucknell formed a wrestling team. In 1946-47, the sport earned varsity status, and although it would be another two years before the program earned its first dual win, the Bison have gone on to produce numerous conference champions, NCAA qualifiers and All-Americans. The Bison won team league championships in 1986-87 and 1994-95, and since the varsity program was brought back in 2006-07 after a four-year hiatus, Bucknell has competed in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA), one of the top leagues in the nation. Under the direction of head coach Dan Wirnsberger, the Bison have finished as high as third in the EIWA on two occasions, and they have crowned three EIWA individual champions and a two-time All-American in Andy Rendos, who is a 2020 inductee into the Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame. Over the course of this week, we will take a look back through the decades and hear from many of the top wrestlers who helped shape the program’s history. Special thanks to Geisinger for sponsoring the series.  
1950s & 1960s
After debuting as a varsity sport in 1946-47, … rest of story at _{https://bucknellbison.com/news/2020/9/21/bison-wrestling-through-the-decades-presented-by-geisinger.aspx?mc_cid=1ea990827d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

9} – Bellarmine names Wrestling’s All-Decade Team
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With COVID-19 putting fall sports on the shelf this season, the Bellarmine Athletics Communication staff is using part of this time to shine the spotlight on some of the top student-athletes of the past 10 years by naming the Bellarmine All-Decade teams. The teams recognize student-athletes who competed for the Knights at least two seasons from the 2010-11 school year to the 2019-20 year. 
Today, we name the Bellarmine All-Decade Team for Wrestling, which consists of five wrestlers. The wrestling program at Bellarmine was launched mid-decade and is only 4-years-old.
Eric Beck (2017-present)
Beck earned honorable-mention All-GLVC laurels as a sophomore at 165. The Cincinnati native ranks second in program history in career wins (71) and falls (26) and is third in winning percentage (.623). … rest of story and list at _{https://athletics.bellarmine.edu/news/2020/9/21/all-decade-wrestling.aspx?mc_cid=1ea990827d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

10 } – Ned McGinley was a tremendous coach and mentor
Editor: I am a 1981 graduate of King’s College and I have always been pleased with the excellent education I received. However, my biggest education came through wrestling with Ned McGinley as my coach. Why was Coach McGinley a superior coach? First and foremost he stressed academics. He often said he was especially proud of wrestlers who became Academic All-Americans. McGinley also had Division III All-Americans, with David Morgan winning two national championships. Ned’s best ability, though, was taking wrestlers who were not high school stars and turning them into pretty solid wrestlers. I fit into that category.
I ended up wrestling all four years at King’s and was inducted into the King’s Wrestling Wall of Fame. The reason I progressed so well was because of Ned’s coaching and also his willingness to wrestle any team, anywhere, at any time. Ned did not back down from a challenge. Ned was going as strong in his 48th year as his first year of coaching. My fellow wrestlers at King’s were especially tough and Ned was even tougher. From battling and working hard, I improved. Ned always said, “You are going to get pushed down and beaten up. … rest of story at _{https://www.citizensvoice.com/opinion/letters/ned-mcginley-was-a-tremendous-coach-and-mentor/article_13c8c60b-a895-5821-8408-c821249d9a2d.html?mc_cid=f6e465b58d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

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