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Gable's Legacy Continues to Grow - Iowa Official Athletic Site
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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Forty years after winning Gold at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the international Olympic governing body for the sport of wrestling is recognizing what Hawkeye fans have known for years... Dan Gable is a legend.
The Federation International de Luttes Associees (FILA) will induct the former Hawkeye coach into the International Wrestling Hall of Fame tomorrow at the Grange St-Paul Hotel prior to the beginning of the Olympic wrestling competition in London, England.
Gable ran through the competition in Munich, Germany, in 1972, cruising to Olympic Gold at 149.5 pounds without surrendering a single point. Because of that dominance, he will become just the seventh American inducted into the FILA Hall of Fame, and the first in the "Legends" category -- an elite group that includes just two other members.
From article:
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Forty years after winning Gold at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the international Olympic governing body for the sport of wrestling is recognizing what Hawkeye fans have known for years... Dan Gable is a legend.
The Federation International de Luttes Associees (FILA) will induct the former Hawkeye coach into the International Wrestling Hall of Fame tomorrow at the Grange St-Paul Hotel prior to the beginning of the Olympic wrestling competition in London, England.
Gable ran through the competition in Munich, Germany, in 1972, cruising to Olympic Gold at 149.5 pounds without surrendering a single point. Because of that dominance, he will become just the seventh American inducted into the FILA Hall of Fame, and the first in the "Legends" category -- an elite group that includes just two other members.
