Dan Gable Coach of the Year

Since 1997, WIN has annually named its Coach of the Year by Dan Gable.

Dan Gable

Dan Gable is arguably the greatest coach the sport has ever produced. As a wrestler, the native of Waterloo compiled a 118-1 record and won two NCAA titles (1969 and 1970) before capturing the 1972 Olympic gold medal in freestyle. As a coach, he led the Iowa program for 21 years (1977-97) and produced 15 team championships, 45 individual titlists and 144 All-Americans.

David Taylor of Oklahoma State was named the winner of the 2026 Dan Gable Coach of the Year. Click on his name to read story that appeared in WIN Magazine.

Recent Award Winner Story Links:

2026: David Taylor (Oklahoma State)

2025: Doug Schwab (Northern Iowa)

2024: Neil Erisman (Little Rock)

2023: Cael Sanderson (Penn State)

2022: Sean Bormet (Michigan)