LEGENDS by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame | Chronicling the history and legacy of wrestling's all-time greats
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Mat Talk Podcast Network presented Legends, a series dedicated to telling the stories of wrestling's greats. Featuring Outstanding Americans, Distinguished Members, Order of Merit and Medal of Courage winners, Legends will chronicle the stories from the most legendary figures in Olympic, college and high school wrestling.
- Website
- http://hoflegends.libsyn.com/podcast
- Description
- The National Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Mat Talk Podcast Network presented Legends, a series dedicated to telling the stories of wrestling's greats. Featuring Outstanding Americans, Distinguished Members, Order of Merit and Medal of Courage winners, Legends will chronicle the stories from the most legendary figures in Olympic, college and high school wrestling.
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2024-05-13 01:14
- last episode published
- 2022-07-27 04:26
- publication frequency
- 73.06 days
- Contributors
- Jason Bryant, Mat Talk Podcast Network
- Author
- Jason Bryant
- Owner
- jason@bryantwrestling.com (jason@bryantwrestling.com)
- Managing editor
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 35
- Rss-Feeds
- Detail page
- Categories
- Amateur Professional Sports & Recreation College & High School
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Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
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| 2022-07-27 | The 2022 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Honors Weekend closed out with its annual induction program featuring all the honorees. The Class of 2022 featured Meritorious Official Tom Clark (posthumously), Order of Merit recipient Mike Moyer, Medal of Cou... |
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| 2022-06-20 | The 2022 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Honors Weekend was back to a fully attended in-person event after a delay from the 2020 class and the 2021 induction ceremony. The McKnight Center hosted one of the newest additions to the weekend, the Tribute B... |
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| 2022-05-17 | Bruce Burnett has excelled as a coach on the high school, collegiate and international levels, serving as USA Wrestling’s national freestyle coach and leading some of the most successful teams in American history.During his tenure, five Americans won O... |
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| 2022-05-10 | When wrestlers, coaches, media and fans gather to talk about the G.O.A.T. at Lehigh University, the conversation always includes Mark Lieberman. Combining all styles, he is considered the Mountain Hawks’ greatest overall wrestler. A 1979 Sports Illustr... |
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| 2022-05-03 | One of only two Americans to win three medals at the Greco-Roman World Championships, Dremiel Byers is considered one of the best Greco-Roman wrestlers in U.S. history.Byers won a gold medal at the 2002 World Championships and is one of just five Ameri... |
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| 2022-04-26 | As a competitor and coach, Bill Zadick has forever written his name in the U.S. wrestling record book.He won a gold medal at the World Championships in Guangzhou, China in 2006. His younger brother, Mike, brought home a silver medal from the same tourn... |
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| 2021-10-22 | In 1975, a few months after concluding his wrestling career at Grand Valley State University with a sixth-place finish at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics national tournament, Gary Chopp went skydiving. During the 3,000-foot jump, ... |
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| 2021-10-20 | Show Notes: LegendsSince 1988, Gary Abbott has served as the media face of USA Wrestling, traveling to major wrestling events in the United States and around the globe, including eight Olympic Games, dozens of senior and age-group World Championships a... |
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| 2021-10-18 | Tim Shiels began officiating full-time in 1988, working the regional and state tournaments in his home state of Minnesota. He began focusing on college officiating in 1989 and has worked 12 NCAA Division I national championships, seven NCAA Division II... |
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| 2021-06-07 | The induction speeches for the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2021. Meritorious Service for Officials: Tim ShielsOrder of Merit: Gary AbbottMedal of Courage: Gary ChoppOutstanding American: Carl EschenbachDistinguished MembersBruce BurnettDre... |
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