Dan Gable

Dan Gable (born October 25, 1948 in Waterloo, Iowa), is a well-known American amateur wrestler. He is considered one of the greatest American amateur wrestlers of all time.^{[citation needed]} Wrestling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics except only the 1900 Summer Olympics. ... The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ... At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, for all men. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x766, 255 KB) Cover for the book A Season on the Mat by Nolan Zavoral. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x766, 255 KB) Cover for the book A Season on the Mat by Nolan Zavoral. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Waterloo is the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. ... FILA Greatest Wrestler of 20th Century (Greco-Roman) Alexander Karelin throws Olympian Jeff Blatnick with his Karelin Lift Andrell Durden (top) and Edward Harris grapple for position during the All-Marine Wrestle Offs. ...

High school career

At Waterloo West High School in Waterloo, IA, Gable secured a record of 64-0 in three years of varsity wrestling. As a freshmen wrestling unattached, Gable lost to a student from a rival school. Gable would not lose another scholastic match until he got to his final collegiate match. Waterloo West High School is a high school located at the intersection of E Ridgeway Ave. ...

In 1964 as a sophomore in high school, Gable experienced a personal tragedy.^[1] His older sister, Diane, was raped and murdered in the Gable family home, while Dan and his parents were on vacation. Gable later recalled that the event gave him a singular passion for wrestling, as a way to uplift his shattered family. In his documentary Gable, he says "I needed to give them enough entertainment that they didn't have to look other places."

1963

• Was not permitted to wrestle on the varsity wrestling squad
• lost to Ron Keister^[2]

1964

• Iowa High School State Champion, Nobody even touched him!!!!

1965

• Undefeated, Iowa High School State Champion

1966

• Undefeated, Iowa High School State Champion

College years

After graduation, Gable wrestled for Iowa State. Gable's overall collegiate mark was 99-1. His only defeat was in his final collegiate match where he lost to Larry Owings of the University of Washington. The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. ...

1967

• Was not permitted to wrestle on the varisty wrestling squad because because of NCAA rules that did not permit freshman to wrestle. Howevever, he did win the Midlands, considered the toughest tournament in America at the time, and was 17-0 that season wrestling unnattached.

• 1966-67 Midlands Tournament Champion, wrestling unattached

1968

• 1967-68 Midlands Tournament Champion
• Big Eight Champion
• NCAA National Champion

1969

• 1968-69 Midlands Tournament Champion
• Big Eight Champion
• NCAA National Champion

1970

• 1969-70 Midlands Tournament Champion
• Big Eight Champion
• NCAA Runner-up

Post-college folkstyle career

1971

• 1970-71 Midlands Tournament Champion

1972

• 1971-72 Midlands Tournament Champion

Freestyle career

Gable wrestled on the national freestyle wrestling circuit between 1967 and 1976 where he earned a record of 67-4-2. He wrestled on the international freestyle wrestling circuit between 1971 and 1973 where he earned a record of 30-1-1.

1967

Gable's domestic freestyle record in 1967 was 3-2.

• Went 3-2 at the U.S. Freestyle Nationals

1968

Gable's domestic freestyle record in 1968 was 8-2-1.

• Went 3-2-1 at the Olympic Trials

1969

• U.S. Freestyle National Champion

1970

• U.S. Freestyle National Champion

1972

Gable's international record in 1972 was 11-0

• US Freestyle National Champion
• Olympic Gold Medalist

1973

Gable's international record in 1973 was 1-0.

• Defeated Pavel Pinigan in a dual meet with Russia.

1976

• Failed to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic team, losing to Lee Kemp^[3]

Coaching career

Gable became head wrestling coach at the University of Iowa in 1976. He formed a dynasty matched by few. From 1978 to 1986, the Hawkeyes won the NCAA title each year, a record nine in succession. He continued to coach the team until a sabbatical after the 1997 season. His record in dual meets was 355-21-5 which included 15 NCAA titles and 21 straight Big Ten titles. Subscript text In sports, the term dynasty is often used to refer to a team that dominates their sport for a period of time. ... A sabbatical year is a prolonged hiatus, typically one year, in the career of an otherwise successful individual taken in order to fulfill some dream, e. ...

In 1997, the Hawkeyes were expected to lose to the favored Oklahoma State Cowboys. But Gable, who was by this time coaching on crutches after hip replacement surgery, led his team to its 17th NCAA team title and to an unprecedented NCAA-record 170 points. The Oklahoma State Cowboys are the most storied Division I college wrestling program in NCAA history. ...

In addition to his leadership at the college level, Gable was head coach of the United States Olympic team in freestyle wrestling in 1980, 1984, and 2000. Currently, he is an assistant athletic director at the University of Iowa. Two men in the U.S. military, one from the Navy and one from the Marine Corps compete in freestyle wrestling. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... The University of Iowa, also commonly called Iowa or U of I, is a major national research university located on a 1,900-acre campus in Iowa City, Iowa, USA, on the banks of the Iowa River in East Central Iowa. ...

Gable's successor at Iowa, Jim Zalesky, won three NCAA titles under him. It was announced on April 14, 2006 that Gable would be rejoining the coaching staff at Iowa as current coach and former Gable national champion Tom Brands top assistant coach.^[4] Jim Zalesky is the college wrestling coach for the Oregon State Beavers and a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 261 days remaining. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tom Brands (born April 9, 1968) is the head wrestling coach at the University of Iowa. ...

Popularity

• In an Esquire interview, actor, and high school wrestler Tom Cruise considered Gable his greatest hero. Gable himself was profiled in Esquire by the novelist and former University of Pittsburgh wrestler John Irving. The story was entitled "Gorgeous Dan".

• Gable has perennially been on the wishlist for a Republican candidate for Governor of Iowa or Congressional positions.

• In 1999, Sports Illustrated selected Dan Gable as the greatest sports figure in the history of the state of Iowa.^[5]

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• Website of the film Catch - the hold not taken, featuring Dan Gable, a documentary on the history of freestyle wrestling
• Dan Gable's U.S. Olympic Team bio
• Gable's wins and losses between the years 1963 and 1973

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Notes

1. ^ http://www.dodig.osd.mil/IGInformation/IGInformationReleases/GABLE.pdf
2. ^ http://desmoinesregister.com/sports/extras/hall/gable.html
3. ^ http://desmoinesregister.com/sports/extras/hall/gable.html
4. ^ http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=14421
5. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/iowa/greatest/