Tom Brands was born on the 9th of April 1968 in Nebraska, he was raised and live in Sheldon Iowa. Brands is a gold medal Olympic Games winner and the head wrestling coach at the University of Iowa. He is mainly known for his ‘In Your Face!’ style and aggressiveness on the wrestling mat. He has brought out[...]
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Greek Wrestling
In the Valley of Elis, in western Peloponnesus in Greece, lies and Archaeological site. This site is possibly one of the most important historical sites in the world, because it represents the beginning of sport, the beginning of competition, the beginning of the Olympics. This place is Olympia. Olympia was never built as a town[...]
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Wrestling Icons- Dan Gable
Known by a lot of Iowans as ‘Michael Jordan is the Dan Gable of Basketball’ Dan Gable is a well-known name in the world of American wrestling, today we’re going to talk to about his life goals, achievement and his illustrious career as an Olympic wrestler.
Dan Gable was born in Waterloo, Iowa and it was[...]
The Wrestling Knight-hood.
Dickinson High School open their doors and prepare themselves for Knight. We're not talking about the guys in armor, we're talking about Steve Knight, who along side Dickinson's head coach, Bruce Heppner, have set up a 3 day wrestling camp.
Knight had watched Dickinson win the 2o11 Colorado Excel National Team Camp tournament back in June[...]