Editor’s Note: In many people’s minds, Dan Gable’s wrestling career started at the Midlands where he won six folkstyle championships, including in 1971 between winning both the 1971 World championship and 1972 Olympic gold medal in freestyle. Recently, Gable, who also excelled as a coach on the NCAA and international level, spoke with Mike [...]
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Editor’s Note: Perhaps the biggest reason that Dan Gable was successful as a college and Olympic wrestler and later as a coach at Iowa, where he won 15 national championships in 20 years, was that he knew how to motivate himself and many different individuals. The wrestling legend recently sat down with WIN Editor [...]
Editor’s Note: Dan Gable, who captured 15 NCAA championships in his 20 years of coaching at Iowa, knows all about setting winning standards in a university setting. He recently sat down with WIN Editor Mike Finn and spoke about college athletics’ crisis in leadership after the many recent scandals like Miami, Ohio State and [...]
Editor’s Note: Dan Gable, who won 15 national championships while coaching at Iowa, recently sat down with WIN Editor Mike Finn and talked about the upcoming college wrestling season and the coaches of the top-four ranked programs. WIN: Now that Cael Sanderson has led Penn State to the school’s first NCAA title since 1953, the obvious question [...]
Editor’s Note: Dan Gable made his name by setting college records as an Iowa State wrestler and University of Iowa coach. He also dominated on the World and Olympic stage by winning championships as both a wrestler and coach. Recently, Gable reflected on the United States’ successful World Championships in Istanbul, Turkeym with WIN editor [...]
Editor’s Note: As Dan Gable, the successful NCAA and Olympic champion wrestler and coach, steps down from his responsibilities with the University of Iowa, he remains focused on building the sport around the country. One of his recent involvements was bringing together the organizations of USA Wrestling, the National Wrestling Coaches Association and the National [...]
Editor’s Notes: In the history of American wrestling, many World or Olympic medalists have come out of retirement to wrestle again. That includes legendary Dan Gable, the 1972 Olympic gold medalist, who returned to compete at the Northern Open in 1975 where his return ended with a loss to Lee Kemp. Gable was present at [...]
Editor’s Note: Dan Gable built his reputation as a coach and assistant to the athletic director between from 1978 and this year when he retired from his association as a Hawkeye employee. Now the legendary wrestler and coach, who will be honored by Iowa on June 4, is spending his days helping the National Wrestling [...]
Editor’s Note: The recent dropping of men’s wrestling by programs like Nebraska-Omaha, UNC-Greensboro and Cal State Fullerton has had a big impact on national wrestling community. Dan Gable, who coached for 20 years at Iowa and won 15 national championships, spoke with WIN editor Mike Finn about what should be done to make sure this does [...]
Editor’s Note: Dan Gable, who helped lead Iowa to 15 national championships during his 20 years at the helm, was in Philadelphia for the NCAA Championships. He shared with WIN editor Mike Finn about why some individuals and teams won and what the others were missing? WIN: By winning the team championship, has Penn State [...]
