| 26th Annual NCAA Wrestling Championships |
Wrestling Tournament
@ Gallagher Hall, Oklahoma A&M College (Stillwater, Oklahoma)
Friday-Saturday, March 23-24, 1956
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1956 National Collegiate Champs and Place Winners
The individual place winners at the 1956 NCAA Wrestling Championships. SOURCE: The Official NCAA Wrestling Guide 1957.
Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
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City College of New York [NY], Colorado State University [CO], Cornell College [IA], Franklin & Marshall College [PA], Grinnell College [IA], Hofstra University [NY], Indiana University, Bloomington [IN], Kansas State University [KS], Kent State University [OH], Lafayette College [PA], Lehigh University [PA], Lewis & Clark College [OR], Lock Haven University [PA], Luther College [IA], Michigan State University [MI], Minnesota State University, Mankato [MN], Ohio State University [OH], Ohio University [OH], Oklahoma State University [OK], Pennsylvania State University [PA], Purdue University [IN], San Diego State University [CA], Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL], Springfield College [MA], SUNY Cortland [NY], Syracuse University [NY], Texas A&M University [TX], U.S. Coast Guard Academy [CT], U.S. Naval Academy [MD], 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 New Mexico [NM], University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [NC], University of Northern Colorado [CO], University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA], University of Oklahoma [OK], University of Oregon [OR], University of Pittsburgh [PA], University of the South [TN], University of Toledo [OH], University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI], University of Wyoming [WY], Virginia Military Institute [VA], Virginia Tech [VA] |
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| Award Winners |
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| Championship Final (1st) |
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115 lbs:
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Terry McCann (University of Iowa [IA]) > Bill Hulings (University of Pittsburgh [PA]),
DEC 6-0 |
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123 lbs:
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Ed Peery (University of Pittsburgh [PA]) > Harmon Leslie (Oklahoma State University [OK]),
DEC 7-5 |
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130 lbs:
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Myron Roderick (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Bobby Lyons (University of Oklahoma [OK]),
DEC 9-4 |
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137 lbs:
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Jim Sinadinos (Michigan State University [MI]) > Ron Day (Colorado State University [CO]),
DEC 4-3 |
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147 lbs:
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Eddie Eichelberger (Lehigh University [PA]) > Dave Adams (Pennsylvania State University [PA]),
DEC 6-2 |
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157 lbs:
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Larry TenPas (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]) > Doug Blubaugh (Oklahoma State University [OK]),
DEC 4-3 |
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167 lbs:
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Ed DeWitt (University of Pittsburgh [PA]) > Fred Davis (Oklahoma State University [OK]),
DEC 5-4 |
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177 lbs:
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Dan Hodge (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Roy Minter (Michigan State University [MI]),
FALL 1:37 |
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191 lbs:
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Ken Leuer (University of Iowa [IA]) > Jim Gregson (Oklahoma State University [OK]),
DEC 5-3 |
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HWT:
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Gordon Roesler (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Bob Konovsky (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]),
JD 4-4 |
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| Consolation Final (3rd) |
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115 lbs:
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Dick Delgado (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Dave Bowlin (Oklahoma State University [OK]),
DEC 7-2 |
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123 lbs:
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Vernon Whitney (Purdue University [IN]) > Don Stroud (Michigan State University [MI]),
DEC 1-0 |
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130 lbs:
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Vic DeFelice (University of Pittsburgh [PA]) > Frank Hirt (University of Michigan [MI]),
DEC 3-2 |
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137 lbs:
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John Pepe (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Joe Gratto (Lehigh University [PA]),
DEC 6-3 |
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147 lbs:
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Dick Heaton (University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA]) > Paul Weinhold (Colorado State University [CO]),
DEC 9-4 |
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157 lbs:
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Jerry Bross (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > LaRue Dillon (Lafayette College [PA]),
DEC 2-0 |
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167 lbs:
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Harlan Jenkinson (University of Iowa [IA]) > Jim Ellis (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]),
DEC 5-0 |
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177 lbs:
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Gary Kurdelmeier (University of Iowa [IA]) > Edward Zabrycki (U.S. Naval Academy [MD]),
DEC 6-1 |
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191 lbs:
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Ron Schirf (University of Pittsburgh [PA]) > Ahmet Senol (Purdue University [IN]),
DEC 4-3 |
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HWT:
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Bill Oberly (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Willis Holland (Colorado State University [CO]),
DEC 2-0 |
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