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There is no disputing that Dan Gable is the most recognizable name in collegiate and U.S. Olympic wrestling history. The challenge is determining whether Gable wrote a greater legacy as a wrestler ...
Special to ESPN.com. Signature Event August 31, 1972 - Competing in the 149½-pound class at the Olympics, Dan Gable was bothered by an injury. "The knee hurt, ...
Dan Gable displayed one of the most dominant performances in Summer Olympics history, and certainly produced the ultimate in wrestling. This year marks the 40th anniversary of Gable's gold medal ...
GABLE WAS ONE MATCH FROM GLORY SPORTS CENTURY: Dan Gable Today, 8 p.m., ESPN Classic In the calmest of times, Americans pay little attention to intercollegiate wrestling. In the spring of 1970 ...
After more than 30 years of punishment, Dan Gable’s left hip recently was replaced. The next replacement operation concerning the University of Iowa may be more difficult–finding a succ… ...
Gable, 65, followed his high school record of 64-0 with a mark of 118-1 at Iowa State, dropping only his final match, and won a freestyle gold medal in the 1972 Olympics without surrendering a ...
Trump awarded Gable the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest honor, for his wrestling accomplishments that began in his native Iowa and continued on to the world stage where he won ...
A golden buzzer-beater. University of Minnesota wrestling star Gable Steveson won the Olympic men’s freestyle 125kg gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games in the most dramatic fashion.