Meet two of the
NCAA heavyweight champs
of the early 1950s...
> Gene Nicks of Oklahoma State
> Dan McNair of Auburn
1. See PHOTOS at NCAA Heavyweight Champs Yahoo group!
> You'll find a beefed-up, 86-picture photo album for GENE NICKS, along with his opponents...
http://sports.ph.groups.yahoo.com/gr...os/browse/ba99
> A newly expanded album with 36 pictures of DAN McNAIR and his rivals awaits you here:
http://sports.ph.groups.yahoo.com/gr...os/browse/fbfc
What's more, NCAA Heavyweight Champs Yahoo group has photo albums for the best of the big men in college wrestling from 1928 (Earl McCready)... to 2000 (
Brock Lesnar)
2. Read all about the 1953 NCAAs where these two men battled for the heavyweight title...
> Read the article at RevWrestling.com
http://revwrestling.com/articles/384...953-Penn-State
> Read the book "A Turning Point" -- an excellent, in-depth look at the 1953 NCAAs by Jamie Moffatt & Roger Olesen. To purchase a copy, email
emoffatt@aol.com
> Watch a DVD of the 1953 NCAA finals!
> Penn State University, host of the '53 NCAAs, has the original silent, black-and-white films of the finals which they can put on DVD for you for a reasonable cost. For details -- including who to contact at Penn State -- email me at
Mark@RevWrestling.com
Check it out!
Mark
Moderator, NCAA Heavyweight Champs