Author: Ben Niebel
Ron Pifer (by John Harrison) (1962)
Courtesy of John Harrison A three-time All-American wrestler for Penn State, Ron provided many outstanding memories through the years for Penn State wrestling fans. He…
Ron Pifer (1962)
I went to Bellefonte High School and Sam Markle, my brother-in-law, had wrestled for Bellefonte and Penn State. So my dream and my family’s hope…
Raymond Pottios (1958)
A little tidbit of information that might be interesting to someone. As the 1957 football season ended, I decided to go out for the wrestling…
John Johnston (by John Harrison) (1958)
Courtesy of John Harrison John was a three time EIWA champion and a two-time All-American at Penn State, finishing first and third in the country….
Johnny Johnston (1958)
For Penn State it would be their first meet for the 1957-58 wrestling season. For Colgate their second. Penn State had only two returning lettermen…
Dave Adams (by John Harrison) (1957)
During his wrestling career, and in the years since, Dave excelled wherever he set his focus-be it on or off the mat. He was an…
Jerry Abramson (1957)
I cannot believe that PSU has had wrestling going on 100 years. I am very proud and happy that I was some part of that…
Joe Humphreys (1956)
It was 1956. We were wrestling Lehigh in Rec Hall. Lehigh, as always, had a good team. It was going to be close. Dave Adams…
Dick Lemyre (1954)
My most cherished reflection after four years of Penn State wrestling is the character and personality of the team. The guys I remember most are…
Earl J. Long (1948)
My wrestling experience started out a little different than most. My high school (Patton, Pa.) didn’t have a wrestling team. My first experience was in…
