Dan Gable
- Episode aired Apr 27, 2001
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An Unbelievably Driven & Successful Athlete-Coach
Is there another USA athlete/coach who has won more than wrestler Dan Gable? Wrestling being one of the few sports I never really got into, I was stunned at Dan Gable's record, both on the mat as a participant and on the sidelines as head coach at Iowa University.
This is an amazing episode of SportsCentury. Even non-wrestling folks know the name "Dan Gable," the man who put the sport on the map in Amerca during the late '60s/early '70s.
Undefeated throughout high school and then throughout college until his final match? Amazing. And then, a gold medal in the Olympics followed by 16 NCCCA championships in 21 years as a college head coach? Are you kidding me? If you think it took dedication to accomplish those things, well....that's an understatement when it comes to Mr. Gable. How did he win so often? How did he react when he finally lost? Same for coaching. In fact, how did he wind up at his college's rival school? The answers to these and other questions are in this episode.
It's really a fascinating biography of a totally driven man. Don't miss it; this is one of the best.in the long SportsCentury series.
This is an amazing episode of SportsCentury. Even non-wrestling folks know the name "Dan Gable," the man who put the sport on the map in Amerca during the late '60s/early '70s.
Undefeated throughout high school and then throughout college until his final match? Amazing. And then, a gold medal in the Olympics followed by 16 NCCCA championships in 21 years as a college head coach? Are you kidding me? If you think it took dedication to accomplish those things, well....that's an understatement when it comes to Mr. Gable. How did he win so often? How did he react when he finally lost? Same for coaching. In fact, how did he wind up at his college's rival school? The answers to these and other questions are in this episode.
It's really a fascinating biography of a totally driven man. Don't miss it; this is one of the best.in the long SportsCentury series.
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