| 23rd Annual NCAA Wrestling Championships |
Wrestling Tournament
@ Rec Hall (State College, Pennsylvania)
Saturday-Sunday, March 28-29, 1953
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1953 National Collegiate Wrestling Champions
The 1953 NCAA Wrestling Champions and their awards. SOURCE: The Official NCAA Wrestling Guide 1954.
Album: General
Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
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Arkansas State University [AR], Auburn University (API) [AL], Brigham Young University [UT], Brown University [RI], City College of New York [NY], Colorado State University [CO], Columbia University [NY], Cornell College [IA], Cornell University [NY], Franklin & Marshall College [PA], Harvard University [MA], Hofstra University [NY], Indiana University, Bloomington [IN], Iowa State University [IA], Ithaca College [NY], Kansas State University [KS], Kent State University [OH], Lehigh University [PA], Lincoln University [PA], Lock Haven University [PA], Michigan State University [MI], Millersville University [PA], Minnesota State University, Mankato [MN], Northwestern University [IL], Oklahoma State University [OK], Oregon State University [OR], Pennsylvania State University [PA], Princeton University [NJ], San Diego State University [CA], South Dakota State University [SD], Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL], Springfield College [MA], Syracuse University [NY], U.S. Military Academy [NY], University of California, Los Angeles [CA], University of Colorado [CO], University of Illinois, Champaign [IL], University of Iowa [IA], University of Maryland, College Park [MD], University of Michigan [MI], University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN], University of Nebraska [NB], University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA], University of Oklahoma [OK], University of Pittsburgh [PA], University of Toledo [OH], University of Wyoming [WY], Ursinus College [PA], Virginia Military Institute [VA], Virginia Tech [VA], Washington State University [WA], Wesleyan University [CT], West Chester University [PA] |
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| Award Winners |
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| Championship Final (1st) |
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115 lbs:
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Hugh Peery (University of Pittsburgh [PA]) > Bob Christensen (Northwestern University [IL]),
DEC 5-1 |
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123 lbs:
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Dick Mueller (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Donald Reece (University of Oklahoma [OK]),
FALL 4:45 |
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130 lbs:
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Norvard Nalan (University of Michigan [MI]) > Dick Lemyre (Pennsylvania State University [PA]),
DEC 7-5 |
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137 lbs:
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Leonard DeAugustino (Lock Haven University [PA]) > Norton Compton (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]),
DEC 3-1 |
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147 lbs:
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Frank Bettucci (Cornell University [NY]) > Bob Hoke (Michigan State University [MI]),
DEC 6-3 |
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157 lbs:
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Jim Harmon (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Dan Sniff (Colorado State University [CO]),
DEC 6-4 |
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167 lbs:
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Don Dickason (Cornell University [NY]) > Frank Marks (University of Oklahoma [OK]),
JD 1-1 |
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177 lbs:
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Ned Blass (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Al Paulekas (U.S. Military Academy [NY]),
DEC 8-4 |
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191 lbs:
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Hud Samson (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Charles Weber (West Chester University [PA]),
FALL 4:15 |
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HWT:
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Dan McNair (Auburn University (API) [AL]) > Gene Nicks (Oklahoma State University [OK]),
JD 0-0 |
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| Consolation Final (3rd) |
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115 lbs:
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Richard Meeks (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]) > Art Helf (Franklin & Marshall College [PA]),
DEC 7-2 |
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123 lbs:
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Pat McCarron (University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA]) > John Lee (Harvard University [MA]),
DEC 3-2 |
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130 lbs:
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Jim Howard (Ithaca College [NY]) > Ed Casalicchio (Michigan State University [MI]),
DEC 2-1 |
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137 lbs:
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Gerry Maurey (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Ron Scott (University of Oklahoma [OK]),
DEC 10-2 |
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147 lbs:
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Don Frey (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Charles Uram (University of Pittsburgh [PA]),
JD 1-1 |
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157 lbs:
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John Eagleton (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Vito Perrone (Michigan State University [MI]),
DEC 7-2 |
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167 lbs:
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Joe Lemyre (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Dana Eastham (Brown University [RI]),
DEC 6-2 |
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177 lbs:
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Bob Wirds (Iowa State University [IA]) > Ed Lanzi (University of Toledo [OH]),
DEC 7-2 |
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191 lbs:
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Dick Torio (University of Toledo [OH]) > Gus Gatto (University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA]),
DEC 3-1 |
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HWT:
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Eldred Kraemer (University of Pittsburgh [PA]) > Jack Ellena (University of California, Los Angeles [CA]),
DEC 4-3 |
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