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RYou · 07-11-2008, 08:06 AM

1. How old were you when you started wrestling?

7th grade, 12 years old, they didn't have junior programs back then, started in middle school.

2. Why did you start wrestling? Did you have a family member or someone else that was close to you who had wrestled and encouraged you to do so? Or did you start on your own?

Wrestling family, father and uncles wrestled, older brother wrestled, older cousin was a state champ, 4th at NCAAs in '52 and 5/6 in '51, other cousins also wrestled.

3. What city and state are you from originally? Did you live in an urban area when you started wrestling or was it more country/suburban? Tell me a little about the demographics of the area you lived in when you began wrestling.

More suburban than urban but not rural, a small, 1 sqmi blue color community packed tight with 12,000 residents, Roselle Park, NJ. Town was a legacy wrestling community, nationally known coach, Pug Williams, now in the USA Hall of Fame, through the 50's had the most state champs in the state and numerous team titles. Today it's routinely one of the top 25 teams in the state occasionally climbing into the top ten.

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RYou Olympic Champ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,976 My Mood: Tournaments Joined: 3 Tournament Wins: 0 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Questions for anyone that has wrestled... 1. How old were you when you started wrestling? 7th grade, 12 years old, they didn't have junior programs back then, started in middle school. 2. Why did you start wrestling? Did you have a family member or someone else that was close to you who had wrestled and encouraged you to do so? Or did you start on your own? Wrestling family, father and uncles wrestled, older brother wrestled, older cousin was a state champ, 4th at NCAAs in '52 and 5/6 in '51, other cousins also wrestled. 3. What city and state are you from originally? Did you live in an urban area when you started wrestling or was it more country/suburban? Tell me a little about the demographics of the area you lived in when you began wrestling. More suburban than urban but not rural, a small, 1 sqmi blue color community packed tight with 12,000 residents, Roselle Park, NJ. Town was a legacy wrestling community, nationally known coach, Pug Williams, now in the USA Hall of Fame, through the 50's had the most state champs in the state and numerous team titles. Today it's routinely one of the top 25 teams in the state occasionally climbing into the top ten. __________________ 19-0 ? Hell No ! 18 Wins and 1 GIANT Loss !