Dan Gable Was Motivation A Big Part In Hawkeye Wrestling

Danny Mack “Dan” Gable was one of if not the best wrestler and coach in the history of U.S.A wrestling. His lifestyle was so simple, if you want something you need to work for it. “Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy”, (dan gable). What made Dan the most successful wrestling coaches and all around human being? During Dans prime coaching years he motivated his wrestlers to strive for more. How was motivation a big part in Hawkeye wrestling? How successful was Dan Gable? During Dan’s high school wrestling career, he went undefeated, 64-0. The weight class he wrestled in was 95 pounds. “Right out of high school I never had the fear of getting beat, which is how most people lose”( Dan Gable ). When Dan was 16, his

“Dan Gable”. Dangable.com. . Danielle Hobeika, 2011, http://dangable.com/bio/. Gable won a Gold Medal at famed 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Germany without surrendering a single point. After Dan’s competitive wrestling career, he joined the Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling staff as assistant head coach under Gary Kurdelmeier. 1975, Dan’s first year on staff the Hawkeyes went undefeated in dual meets and captured the national title in the process. 1976, only lost one dual but remained the national champion two years in a row. 1978, nine wrestlers won national championships, Lost a single dual, and Lost the team title by half a point. For the next eight years the Hawkeyes would win the national title. Gable coached wrestling different from anybody else, he was on the mat bleeding and sweating with the guys. Almost all great wrestlers went to Iowa and Iowa state. When Dan enters the wrestling room you know he will bring everything he has to get his wrestlers better and more intense. From 1986-1991 Dan suffered and recovered from a horrific knee

With the combination of Gable and the Brands boys was unstoppable. Gable saw himself in two brothers, since the style and intensity mimicked Dan’s style and intensity. If Gable talked about anything everybody, even if they didn’t have a wrestling background would listen. The wisdom and knowledge that comes out of Dan’s mouth changed people's perspective about wrestling. The 1992 wrestling season, Dan had his third perfect season and was also crowned Big Ten champions nineteen years in a row. To top that season off the Hawkeyes won the national title, 9 All Americans, and 6 national champs. According to history.com, Dan became “a horse with blinders as far as wrestling was concerned” because he wanted to give his parents something positive. Putting his focus only on wrestling is what made him the wrestler he was and still is. “Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts,( Dan Gable ). “Iowa Wrestling”. grfx.cstv.com. . Hawkeye sports,