THE HISTORY OF C O L L E G I AT E WRESTLING

A CENTURY OF WRESTLING EXCELLENCE

J A I R U S K . HAMMOND

National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum Stillwater, Oklahoma Jairus K. Hammond .: History of Collegiate Wrestling :. Contents 1903-1927 1 Prewar Era 5 1943-1945 59 Postwar Era 61 Modern Era 163 Appendix I - NCAA Tournament Weight Classes and Pairings 353 Appendix II - Profiles of Feature Contributors 355 Appendix III - National Wrestling Hall of Fame Honorees 359 Appendix IV - Collegiate Champions 363

Feature Articles Alphabetically By Subject SEASON FEATURE TITLE AUTHOR PAGE 1990 Arizona State Mike Gerald 276 1946 David Arndt Roger Moore 66 1960 Dave Auble Jamie Moffatt 127 1981 Banach Brothers Denny Diehl 233 1988 Bruce Baumgartner Wayne Catan 266 1932 Bedlam Jairus K. Hammond 23 1936 Big Ten Jairus K. Hammond 36 1935 Big Twelve Jairus K. Hammond 33 1934 Ben Bishop Denny Diehl 29 1992 Brands Brothers Wayne Catan 286 1969 Cal Poly-SLO Mike Gerald 174 1983 Nate Carr Wayne Catan 243 1967 Mike Caruso Denny Diehl 162 1979 Churella Family Denny Diehl 223 1991 Bob Dellinger J. Carl Guymon 281 1943-1945 Dick DiBatista Michael Willner 60 1993 Wayne Catan 291 1955 Eddie Eichelberger Denny Diehl 104 2004 EIWA Denny Diehl 345 1954 Tommy Evans Ron Good 100 2003 Freshman Champions Jairus K. Hammond 340 1970 Denny Diehl 179 1928 Edward Gallagher Sayenga/Hammond 10 1987 Jim Gibbons Wayne Catan 261 1940 Art Griffith Roger Moore 49 1976 Russ Hellickson Wayne Catan 208 1937 Stan Henson Sayenga/Hammond 39 1956 Dan Hodge Wayne Catan 108 2005 Jess Hoke Denny Diehl 351 1949 Hutton and Gagne Bernstein/Hammond 79 .: vi :. SEASON FEATURE TITLE AUTHOR PAGE 1929 Cliff Keen Dellinger/Hammond 14 1971 Keller Brothers Roger Moore 184 1978 Lee Kemp Denny Diehl 218 1948 Bill Koll Denny Diehl 75 1958 Gary Kurdelmeier Andy Hamilton 117 1950 Lowell Lange Arno Niemand 83 1965 Gerry Leeman Denny Diehl 152 1975 Lieberman Brothers Denny Diehl 203 1977 Martin Family Jason Bryant 213 2000 Matter Family Denny Diehl 325 1939 Charles Mayser Sayenga/Hammond 46 1997 Kerry McCoy Denny Diehl 311 1930 Earl McCready Mike Gerald 17 1959 Dave McCuskey Andy Hamilton 122 1995 Lincoln McIlravy Mike Finn 301 1974 Milkovich Family Denny Diehl 198 1984 Kenny Monday Roger Moore 247 1941 Evolution of the NCAA Scoring Rules Jairus K. Hammond 54 1999 Stephen Neal Denny Diehl 321 1985 Denny Diehl 252 1966 Oklahoma State Dual Meet Record Jairus K. Hammond 157 1963 Other Divisions Jairus K. Hammond 143 1933 Sayenga/Hammond 26 1989 Outstanding Americans Sandy Stevens 271 1972 Larry Owings Mike Gerald 189 1957 Peery Family Denny Diehl 112 1952 Porter Robertson Wayne Catan 92 2001 J Robinson Ross Bernstein 330 1961 Myron Roderick Jairus K. Hammond 133 1968 Rick Sanders Mike Gerald 169 2002 Denny Diehl 335 1973 Wade Schalles Jairus K. Hammond 193 1982 Schultz Brothers Wayne Catan 238 1947 Paul Scott Robert Hilton 70 1931 Billy Sheridan Denny Diehl 20 1962 Elliott Gray Simons Jason Bryant 138 1994 Smith Family J. Carl Guymon 296 1953 Charlie Spidel Oleson/Hammond 96 1951 Teachers’ Curse Jairus K. Hammond 88 1980 Dale Thomas Kip Carson 228 1942 Tulsa Central High School Jairus K. Hammond 58 1964 Yojiro Uetake (Obata) J. Carl Guymon 147 1986 Virginia Duals Jason Bryant 257 1996 Wilkes and Midlands Denny Diehl 306 1938 Henry Wittenberg Sayenga/Hammond 43 1998 Jim Zalesky Wayne Catan 317

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