Dan Gable

"After this match Gable rededicated himself to become a World and Olympic freestyle wrestling champion, revenging his loss to Owings at the US Olympic trials. In 1976, after competitive life, Gable became head wrestling coach at the University of Iowa.

At Iowa, he formed a dynasty matched by none. From 1978 to 1986, the Hawkeyes won the NCAA title each year, a record nine in succession. Gable continued to coach the team until sabbatical after the 1997 season. His record in dual meets of 355-21-5 which included 15 NCAA titles and 21 straight Big Ten titles put Gable and Iowa on Sports Illustrated's 'Top 20 Sports Dynasties of the 20th Century'."





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Dan Gable

Iowa wrestling legend Dan Gable shares his views on life. Click here to read the full article.

Iowa wrestling legend Randy Lewis shares his views on Dan Gable. Click here to read the article.




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From the vault of Sports Illustrated

Click here to read a 1989 Sports Illustrated article about the U.S. wrestling team's defeat of the Soviets for the first time in 17 years.

"The Americans didn't beat cream puffs. The Soviet squad included four 1988 Olympic gold medal winners, plus a silver medalist and a bronze medalist. "Soviet wrestlers like to come out and get a handful of points and then just hang on," says Douglas. "But here they were running out of gas at about the four-minute mark." Indeed, two U.S. wrestlers, former Iowa Hawkeyes Randy Lewis and Rico Chiapparelli, pulled out wins in the final seconds of their matches."



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Iowa wrestling

Click here to read a recent article about Iowa wrestling.






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C'mon.. we've all been there..

Perhaps the moral of the story is that you should not stay in Iowa if you are an NCAA wrestling champion who competed for Iowa. No one would care about this if it had happened in California.

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Wrestling is big in Iowa too..

The state of Iowa is unique in numerous regards. The passion of its populace for the sport of wrestling is a notable example. Click here to read about some wacky Iowans trying to draw attention to their city using a subject matter and a hero that have absolutely nothing to do with wrestling. There is a lot more going on in Iowa than you might have realized.

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Great Article about Iowa Wrestling

Click here to read a new article about Iowa wrestling at Sports Illustrated.

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