Category: Memories from Wrestlers

Courtesy of John Harrison Dave Becker wrestled at Penn State from 1975-78. He was a three-time EWL Champion and is a member of the EWL…

My memories of wrestling at Penn State center around my teammates and my coaches, especially Coach Koll. I still remember vividly the feeling you had…

Many people think about the road not taken. My thoughts though are, “What if I had not taken the road I took, the one that…

One of the fondest memories that I am sure must have already evoked some stories had to be our one-point win over Oklahoma in January…

[A trip to Michigan during Villecco’s freshman year]When we showed up at Michigan, the team was overweight and tired. So Michigan let us work out…

Please find the enclosed newspaper article from March 8, 1917. My grandfather was Bob Higgins, former head football coach at Penn State. Also included is…

Courtesy of John Harrison John Fritz will always be a big part of Penn State’s wrestling history. He was a National Champion, a three-time All-American,…

I’m going to send you what I have now. It has been really hard to decide what stories to use as there are so many….

This is being written on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2006. I am fresh from a trip to State College and Lock Haven and the Pennsylvania…

Courtesy of John Harrison Charlie was a two-time All-American wrestler, an All-American football player and a finalist for an NCAA “top five student-athlete” award while…