Waterloo Hall of Famers

Thursday, July 7th, 2022 | Wrestling | No Comments

 Recently, these four men, all natives of Waterloo, Iowa, got together for a photo session. They are (from right to left):

• Jim Duschen, an All-American at Iowa State, two-time Greco-Roman national champion, 1973 World team member, and a legendary high school coach in Henderson, Nevada;
• Dan Gable, the single most publicized figure in the history of American amateur wrestling, two-time NCAA champion at Iowa State, 1971 World champion, 1972 Olympic champion, coach of 15 NCAA championship teams at the University of Iowa, and 2021 Medal of Freedom honoree;
• Bob Buzzard, two-time All-American at Iowa State, national freestyle champion, 1972 Olympic team, 1969 World team, and a legendary high school coach in Oregon;
• Mike Chapman, author of 32 books, 17 about wrestling, national Wrestling Writer of the Year five times, and created WIN magazine, WIN Memorabilia Show, the Dan Gable Museum, and the Dan Hodge Trophy, called “the Heisman Trophy of wrestling”.

All four are members of the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa in Waterloo, the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame in Cresco, and the Battle of Waterloo Hall of Fame in their hometown, as well as many other halls of fame.

Dan is from West High while the other three went to East High. They are all members of their high school halls of fame, as well.

Tags: Bob Buzzard, Dan Gable, Jim Duschen