Category: Memories from Wrestlers

My high-school wrestling coach, the late “Sprig” Gardner of Mepham High School on Long Island was an old service buddy of Charlie Speidel and was…

Here are my thoughts on my experience with Penn State wrestling: I learned that the Penn State wrestling experience wasn’t all about wins and losses,…

Being part of a team means different things to different people. For some, it is the chance to catch a game-winning touchdown, or earn a…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…