For those of you who have already cast your vote in the Hottest Poster poll, here's your chance to weigh in on something wrestling-related...
Who are the top five greatest US college wrestlers of all time? (I'm thinking "all-time = since 1928" when the NCAA championships first appeared, but if you are moved to include someone from, say, 1911, rock on.)
All I ask is... that you make your list based solely on COLLEGE WRESTLING careers. I do NOT want you to put someone on the list because of his Olympic gold medals, brilliant coaching legacy, stellar NFL career, kick-ass performance in MMA, being a badass in WWE, his humanitarian work alongside Mother Teresa, or any other non-college wrestling factors.
Good list. I think Gable should be higher (maybe 3 or 4) becasue of his dominance (save one match) pinning almost everyone he wrestled.
Plus you will face the wrath of the Hawkeye nation for putting at the bottom of any list.
I'm not going to rank these because it would be awfully hard to since I have not seen them all wrestle...Well I will rank the number one guy but after that I cant.
I am surprised to see Gable ranked so "low." It's amazing how a single loss can drop him so much. Look at the man's record. I'm talking each match. The dominance just is striking. Pin after pin. Sanderson seems to be a gimme at #1, but I think he'd be the first to say that he wasn't at Gable's level. As for the rest of the five, I don't think it's as easy as all that. Pat Smith? Come on. Yes, he did win 4 titles, but was he better than Lee Kemp?
If you go by titles and record, it's a subjective list. But looking at match-by-match dominance, level of competition, etc., it is vey difficult to come up with THE top five.