Dan Gable: The Presidential Medal of Freedom

The Big LeHAWKski

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Dan Gable became the first person associated with wrestling to ever receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the highest Award any civilian can ever receive in America.
How very fitting for the GOAT to be the very first to receive this prestigious honor!
President Trump chose Gable for the way he represented America while winning the Gold Medal in the 1972 Munich OLYMPICS and for the tremendous positive impact he had on NCAA wrestling while coaching the Hawkeyes to such incredible success during their string of (15) NCAA Championships under his tenure.
There's no way to measure the phenomenal impact Gable has had on the sport of wrestling.
In a word - LEGEND
Tom Brands summed it up better than anyone ever could with this iconic statement:
“The bedrock of Hawkeye wrestling will always be Dan Gable.”
 
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