College Wrestling Examiner Mark Palmer looks back 50 Years

Fifty years ago this week, three US wrestlers from the Midwest — Terry McCann, Shelby Wilson, and Doug Blubaugh — surprised the world by winning gold medals at the 1960 Olympics in Rome.

In an InterMat Rewind historical feature, writer Mark Palmer provides an in-depth look at freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling in Rome, with the prime focus on the three American “golden boys” of the mat:

Please read the entire article by Mark Palmer of examiner.com here…