Nov 18, 2016
Episode 6 of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's LEGENDS
podcast features 1986 Distinguished Member Ben Peterson.
A high school youngster from Wisconsin, competing in the 1968
Olympic trials, caught the eye of veteran coach Harold Nichols. Ben
Peterson would become one of Iowa State's greatest wrestlers, and
then one...
Sep 7, 2016
Episode 5 of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's LEGENDS
podcast features 2015 Distinguished Member Joe Gonzales.
The goal of wrestling is to take an opponent off his feet and place
him on the mat. Perhaps no wrestler in collegiate wrestling has
done it better—or more often—than Joe Gonzales.
Gonzales perfected...
Jun 28, 2016
Episode 4 of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's LEGENDS
podcast features 2016 Distinguished Member William "Bill"
Harlow.
Thought to be the best wrestler ever to come from Tennessee and one
of the greatest big men to wrestle at Oklahoma State University,
William B. Harlow was a state champion, a three-time NCAA...
May 5, 2016
Episode 3 of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's LEGENDS
podcast features award-winning writer and novelist John Irving, a
1992 Outstanding American inductee.
Throughout his literary career, John Irving has demonstrated his
ties to wrestling. In his best-known novel, The World According to
Garp, the title character...
Jan 18, 2016
Episode 2 of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's LEGENDS
podcast features Arthur "Bucky" Maughan, a 2003 inductee as a
Distinguished Member.
A man of legendary tenacity, Arthur "Bucky" Maughan, is one of the
all time great contributors to the sport of wrestling. As a
competitor, coach, and tournament host, his...