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Dan Gable of Iowa State lost to Larry Owings of the University of Washington

On Saturday, March 28, 1970, Dan Gable of Iowa State lost to Larry Owings of the University of Washington in the 142-pound weight class at the 1970 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Evanston, Ill. Gable, a senior, entered the match with a perfect career record of 181-0-0 through high school and college. In chemistry class, he [...]

Dan is still the man

By JIM NELSON, Courier Sports Writer It has been 41 years since Bob Siddens coached Dan Gable to his third and final state championship at Waterloo West High School. But to Siddens, the legendary wrestler and coach is still Daniel. To almost a person who has any wrestling knowledge in the Cedar Valley, Gable is [...]