March Wrestling Madness

Finished Book #289 since July 1990 “The Golden Era of Amateur Wrestling: 1980s" by Reginald E. Rowe. I always enjoy reading about wrestling but this book was a little bit long on the statistics and short on the stories for me. In the author’s defense he was arguing that the decade of the 1980s was the greatest era of amateur wrestling in the U.S. and the stats he meticulously recorded helped his case. He did include stories and personal testimonials from the wrestlers of the 1980s and I enjoyed those. I finished my wrestling in the 1970s but I did follow wrestling closely in the 1980s and it was a great decade for wrestling in the U.S. I am not sure about how it fits within the decades but I do believe the current era of amateur wrestling in the U.S. has probably surpassed even the 1980s. The copyright for this book was 2016 so the author could not have considered the current era. Well if any wrestlers happen to read this I would love to read your thoughts on wrestling in the 1980s and what era you think is the greatest in U.S. amateur wrestling.

This is quite powerful. I can't imagine how difficult it would be to wrestle to make the Olympic team within a week of your dad's passing. I am not surprised that Jason Nolf, Kyle's opponent to make the Olympic team, text him support after Kyle's dad passed.

Emotional Kyle Dake Reflects On Making Olympic Team In Wake Of Father's Passing Kyle Dake makes his second-straight Olympic Team.Make sure to like, comment, and subscribe to access all of the latest wrestling videos!Website: https://www....

Rick Sanders was the real Godfather of Funk wrestling. He was the U.S.’s first ever World Champion and a two time Olympic Silver Medalist. This is footage from the 1972 Olympics. He starts a spladdle at about 1:25. He died tragically while hitchhiking in Europe after the Munich Olympics.

RICK SANDERS WRESTLING This video has three of Rick Sander's matches from the 1972 Olympics in Munich.

“Failure is not real.” A great talk by UNI assistant wrestling coach Lee Roper.

Rebecca Roper on Twitter ““I didn’t even come close. If you think about the dream as being able to dunk a basketball. I didn't even touch the net.””

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