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Two-time NCAA champ, three-time finalist for Iowa State. World and Olympic gold medalist. GOAT of college wrestling at Iowa.

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Dan Gable On Iowa Wrestling NCAA champion Chuck Yagla

Aug 26, 2024

Dan Gable shares thoughts on NCAA champion Chuck Yagla. Yagla won NCAA titles for the University of Iowa in 1975 and 1976. 

1975 NCAA Championships, 150 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Paul Thorpe, East Carolina, Fall 7:32
R16: Randy Watts, Bloomsburg, 13-0
Quarters: Ken Wilson, Syracuse, Fall 5:53
Semis: Paul Martin, Oklahoma State, 4-1
Finals: Lee Kemp, Wisconsin, 4-4, 1-1 SRD

1976 NCAA Championships, 150 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Bob Bryson, Bucknell, Fall 1:32
R16: Neal Dorow, California-Berkeley, Fall 4:25
Quarters: Steve Hitchcock, Cal Poly-SLO, Fall 1:58
Semis: Ken Wilson, Syracuse, 19-3
Finals: Pete Galea, Iowa State, 5-0