Category: Memories from Wrestlers

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…

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…

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…

[Glenn Smith passed away in 2007, but his daughter sent the following communication.] My dad was Glenn Smith, class of 1945, who wrestled at 145…

I received that wonderful invitation to the 100th year of wrestling and the wrestling weekend to celebrate it. I am impressed with the fine organization…

My greatest recollection was that the football coach, Bob Higgins, accompanied the freshmen wrestling team on a bus trip to Mercersburg Academy. He talked to…

I was on the PSU wrestling squad from 1937 to 1940. The main thing I remember about wrestling is Coach Charlie Speidel. He was a very dynamic leader and teacher. He was always optimistic and encouraged us to be as good a wrestler as possible.

[This memory, to our knowledge, is from Penn State’s oldest living wrestler, who currently lives in Jupiter, FL.] Although I was never a star on…