And thats something that still pisses me off , Owings and I, we have an interesting relationship, that I just have never lets just say weve never become close, he says. Shop official NCAA team and championship gear. It was one of the greatest upsets in American sports: an unknown sophomore from the University of Washington slaying the god from Iowa State and one of the most astonishing streaks in sports history. That softie had been nowhere to be found earlier in on this day as he navigated his black pickup through Iowa City while downing cans of Mountain Dew and breathlessly telling rollicking old wrestling stories that crackle like firecrackers. "I really didn't want to see it or talk about it much. One competitor already knows hes going to win, and the other knows hes going to lose before either steps onto the mat, Gable likes to say. Iowa State Coach Harold Nichols protested. All people still wanted to talk about was that match, he says. 6LkY/XL6dU1unSo^lR;frWn*"jlj,GW{jEvk\mF4?QxIgT ,z-&T($!a-!68xk Gable said no thank you. The words hang in the air. Its harder and harder now for Gable to feel the fire that was in him for so long, but he becomes alive again, the old wrestler with the mean streak, when he talks about the Owings match. Gable didnt feel redemption or justice, only a heavy weight lifted: in an unexpected moment of clarity, he realized that all these years hes somehow been partly blaming himself for her death. It's full of great details like this in the aftermath of Gable's loss to Owings: With none of his family members in attendance that day, Owings remembers staggering around, trying to process what just happened. What bothered him was how he was always introduced to the room, but now, it almost makes him proud, the words, Larry Owings. Help us build a sustainable news organization to serve Canby for generations to come! "GABLE FALLS!" screamed the banner headline in the next day's Des Moines Register. The message was that his talent at wrestling, and his improbable victory over Dan Gable, had happened for a reason. They said Id never be a wrestler because I was too fat, he recalled, much later. Let's take a look into the NCAA vault and recap the sequence of events that led to this final collegiate dual and the battle between the Cyclone star and his opponent, Washington's Larry Owings, in 1970. Canby Coach Larry Wright encouraged Owings to continue his wrestling at the highest level. The basement in the Gable home in Iowa City is full of trophies and trinkets and framed photos in glass cases; Dan Gable calls this part of the house the museum, and every museum must be a complete representation of history. He had pinned everyone in the 1970s national tournament before this match, and he was considered to be the unquestionable favorite against a wrestler he beat two years prior at the Olympic Trials. With none of his family members in attendance that day, Owings remembers staggering around, trying to process what just happened. The match at Northwestern had its impact on both wrestlers. You can find youth folkstyle wrestling tournaments as well as Freestyle and Greco-Roman events. After his Olympic title, he coached the Iowa Hawkeyes to 21 consecutive Big Ten titles and 15 national championships in his 21 years as head coach, going 355-21-5. However, Gable had to deal with more distractions than Owings. 2014. Find them on the corner of NW Third and Grant in downtown Canby. A sophomore had beaten the giant. During the conversation, neither mentioned the match. Owings ran three miles every morning around the Husky Stadium track, averaging six minutes a mile and sprinting the final quarter-mile in less than a minute. Gable was the head coach of three Olympic teams and six world teams. As lopsided as that score was, it was the only point allowed by Gable during the trials or the Olympics. Owings had one more thing Gable didn't have - implacability. One day his mother finally showed up at his door and when she saw Dan, she slapped him across the face, walked away, and made the one and a half hour drive back to Waterloo. Such was the message from Saturdays thrill ride with its sharp turns and breathtaking drops. If there was one code Owings lived by then, it was a desire to have a second chance against anyone who had beaten him. After the defeat, Gable won gold medals at the 1971 world championships as well as the 1972 Olympics. He was Goliath, but David was coming to the mat, ready to live out a dream. During the weigh-in, an ABC reporter asked, Larry, why, particularly with such a successful sophomore season, would you drop a weight class that will be impossible to win because of Gables presence? Owings glared at the interviewer and said, Ill beat him.. Owings had a not-so-successful start; nicknamed Porky, Owings lost all eight of his matches in his first year in junior varsity competition at Canby High, wrestling for coach Larry Wright. He also became the greatest coach in U.S. college wrestling, winning 17 NCAA titles, and 21 Big Ten Championships. There had never been a day like March 28, 1970 in the world of wrestling, and there has never been one since. This was the featured match of the tournament. It was around the time I turned 50, and maybe that has something to do with it: I realized that I had a talent, and whats the point of denying that I had that talent? [8], From 1976 to 1997, Gable was the head wrestling coach at the University of Iowa. All Rights Reserved. In the days afterward he shut himself from the world. I had it, says Gable. While the result of the match against Owings was unusual, in comparison with Gable's previous results, his effort is undeniable. LARRY OWINGS AND DANGABLE, Kris Murray and Tony Perkins lead Iowa to its best road win of the year, The Iowa Hawkeyes and the Big Ten Tournament. Pac-8 Champion and three-time NCAA finalist. He was going for his third title at 142 pounds, and virtually everyone thought he was a lock. Earned bachelor's degree and master's degree in education from the University of Washington. \DP,uaO@LtT H]v[?Nr)|cXB!>Br$<4y3gz 1oZu, FO]+#3* u_i!c+pIf'iwC+)p\G The YouTube video cuts to black. And when I was younger, I really was pretty fat. He was a legend in his home state and across the country with his work ethic and drive to succeed in wrestling. [7] After competing sporadically from 1974 to 1975, Gable retired and became a full-time coach. It was a name I had not come across too much ahead of time, but I began paying more attention to him. Owings watches the video as Perri lifts his arm and Gable staggers away. "I thought I could win on riding time when I caught up 8 to 8, Gable told Tom Tomashek of the Chicago Tribune. Larry Owings, The Man Who Beat Gable, What happened to Larry Owings? Just a thought. With less than a minute remaining, the scoreboard showed Owings leading 9-8, but Gable actually had a 10-9 lead. That loss is a key part of the creation story for the Dan Gable myth. [10], Gable has been written about in many magazines and numerous books, including Two Guys Named Dan (1976), From Gotch to Gable: A History of Wrestling in Iowa (1981), The Toughest Men in Sports (1984) and Legends of the Mat (2006), all by wrestling historian Mike Chapman.[11]. But neither wrestler found the peace that they sought: Gable walked away wondering, How could I have lost to this guy?. Now I read this and learn his win was the greatest upset in wrestling history at the time and still ranks in the top three. His intensity only grew when he became coach at Iowa in 1976; Gable was legendary for going to extreme limits to solve a problem. A Seattle Times article, Whatever happened to Larry Owings? comes up, as well as the Wikipedia entry for Dan Gable. He tired me out more than I thought he would, he said. SECOND PERIOD: Gable chose top to start the second period with the goal of looking for a turn against Owings for back points, but, instead, Owings, escapes and takes a shot for another two-point takedown, extending his lead to 6-2. A stalemate brought the wrestlers back to the center, but, within seconds, the match was over. Now nearly 70 but still strong as an ox, Owings is not one to use a blackboard to teach his wrestlers how to do a takedown. When the 13-11 decision was announced in Owings favor, the crowd erupted in a standing ovation. Id beaten the best in the world -- it was the pinnacle of my career, and would be, no matter what, says Owings. He was intrigued -- Dan and Kathy went to Washington to have a series of meetings at the White House. However, because of NCAA. Gable calls his loss to Larry Owings of Washington his greatest loss. He became an assistant wrestling coach at Woodburn High School, and today strives to serve as a positive role model and mentor to local youth. Owings had won. If we would have tied and there was an overtime, I dont think I would have won, he says. More than any other sport, wrestling is rooted in self-belief and desire: being big, strong, fast and talented can take you only so far; in the end, it is about endurance, stamina, conviction. Gable got his rematch against Larry Owings, who handed Gable his only defeat at Iowa State, when he defeated Owings in the 1972 Olympic Trials. Mike Gerald, who now lives in Austin, Texas, wrote a book on Owings when the two became acquainted in Oregon. Smith, a man not quite 5 feet tall, ran over and bear-hugged and hoisted his champion. 405 West Hall of Fame Avenue Stillwater, OK 74075 Phone: (405) 377-5243 Email: info@nwhof.org He was known to wake up in the middle of night, just to do push-ups while his opponents slept. Stillwater, OK 74075 I could talk after that, he says. Smith successfully argued with the seeding committee for his wrestler, who would finish 33-1 that year, to get the second seed behind Gable. His days now are spent talking -- talking on stages and in boardrooms across the country on the speaking circuit; talking to millionaires over dinners to raise money for a sport hes trying to save; talking to strangers who still worship him like a god -- here in Iowa there are, at latest count, three bronze statues of him in the state. That has never bothered Owings. He was presented with the Man of the Year award during the championships, the media sought him out before and after every match, and he was struggling under the burden of a 181-match winning streak. Gable was known for all of those things, and his relentless style was ultimately adapted by the Iowa Hawkeyes program during his historic tenure as a head coach with the program. It had a tremendous impact on my entire coaching career.". Then, just an hour before the match, ABC-TV convinced him to do a short promo advancing the telecast, which would be shown a week later, by having him tell the viewer to watch him finish his career 182-0. Owings will forever be in the history books because of this match, and the lesson from this moment is that anything can happen in the NCAA finals. Gable's college career record was 1171, with his only loss being in the final match of his final season to Larry Owings of the University of Washington. I have to agree with the other poster - Vincenzo Joseph over Imar has to be in the top 3. Gables obsession with preparation and routine was already legendary; the stories are almost outlandish -- but they are all true. See, Larry Owings is the The Man Who Beat Dan Gable. Owings neighbor and close friend of two decades showed up to a tournament a few years ago and saw Owings in the stands wearing a shiny purple Washington jacket. Once there is a seed of doubt planted in your mind, well, youre probably doomed. Come watch me next week as I finish my career 182-0. Gable kept bungling the lines, and the take took half an hour; by the time he was finished, without having gone through his regular pregame warm-up, every seat in the area was already filled, and the match was about to start. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan smiled after being presented with a prayer book during a visit to Cardinal Hickey Academy on February 26, 2016 in. 405 West Hall of Fame Avenue Stillwater, OK 74075 Phone: (405) 377-5243 Email: info@nwhof.org . Dan Gable has not forgotten about that night in 1970. His teams won 21 Big Ten championships and 15 NCAA Division I titles. Really? It was the greatest wrestling match of all-time. It was a decision the Chicago Daily News writer Bill Jauss said made him either the bravest or dumbest guy in amateur wrestling. Gables reputation was such that guys generally piled on weight to avoid facing him on the mat; not the other way around. "I've never wrestled after you've lost a match, and I'm not going to do it now." zF\LxW"ve(1t^~W#ZxD!K(BTvA;h\5Ij _IAial&$prh~PZdm%6/LmJLU^+qLq) Caldwell was always dangerous and capable of beating anyone anytime. "After that match, it took me a long time to really admit a lot of things," Gable said. Gable is in the U.S. Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Okla. Owings, despite a national title and an 87-4 record at Washington (52-1 in dual meets), is not. This is where Gable thought he had the match won. Conditioning was a big part of my preparation.". As painful as the experience was, looking back, he believes it may have helped toughen him up. 11 ranked men's hoops teams in action tonight, DI indoor T&F championship selections revealed. It was quite the pedigree, but no one expected the same from Larry, for one simple reason. So I went up to 149, he says, and I told myself that hed beat me, and everybody will leave me alone. It was not a contest: Gable won 7-1. "When I got to the tournament, I still felt fine - that I could win and do everything I thought I could do," Gable said. The name "Larry Owings" might not be immediately recognizable to Iowa fans, but he's an important figure in the history of both Gable and Iowa wrestling. The scorer had not seen the near-fall signal because a TV cameraman had jumped in the way, so Perri stopped the match to explain. SECOND PERIOD: Gable chose top to start the second period with the goal of looking for a turn against Owings for back points, but, instead, Owings, escapes and takes a shot for another two-point . Later, in a quiet moment in his hotel room, Gable got his hands on the paper, and there, in big bold letters across the top of the paper was the headline IM HERE TO BEAT DAN GABLE. Larry Owings, on the other hand, returned to Oregon, and faded into obscurity, at least as far as the wrestling world was concerned. It's all good. He had a chance to face Owings again three weeks later, then again seven months later, but Owings lost in the preliminary round. It meant that when they met, it would be for the national title - Gable's final college match. Overall Gable had lost just four matchesall of them while wrestling under unfamiliar international freestyle rules and in competitions in which he, though a promising youngster, clearly had been in over his head. "I'm not going to this tournament to be a national champion. Desperation is something that brings out unusual things," Gable said. The pins were accomplished by Owings' best move, an inside reverse cradle that left his opponent unable to escape. Was I annoyed? says Owings. Gable grew up in Waterloo, Iowa. Don't get caught in the cradle." No, she says, disbelieving. Check out the highlights. Lately hes been calling around -- to the University of Washington, to the Wrestling Hall of Fame in Iowa named after the loser of the match, to ABC, which was there to broadcast the event -- to see if anyone can send him a DVD, but no one seems to have one. The newspapersthough, focused on Gable's match:Iowa State star suffers mat loss, read the title in a story run by the Associated Press following the match. "People are still talking about it," said Ron Good, editor of the Amateur Wrestling News. Gable said he learned not to take an opponent lightly, to eliminate distractions and accentuate an aura of invincibility and intimidation toward an opponent, just as Owings had done to him. They haven't talked to each other since. "You can't put someone in because of one match. He's still the most famous person in the world of wrestling. But he squeaked out an early lead and manage to barely hang onto it through a close, hard-fought, furious match that exhausted both men. No high school kid can come close to scoring on Owings. [6], Olympic gold medalist freestyle wrestler Gable Steveson was named after him. In 1991, Gable was awarded with the Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award by Cauliflower Alley Club. He noticed that the UW wrestler was making "all kinds of mistakes but still ended up pinning his opponent." Gable wrestled collegiately at Iowa State, but spent his coaching career from 1976-1997 at the University of Iowa. "I had never heard that before. Next, well bring you the story of the Canby cowboy who became the best bronc rider in the country at the age of 23. He said he "coached some wrestling ". In his high school career, undefeated. The result, though unexpected, put the crowd of 8,500 on its feet throughout the match and gave them [the athletes] a shattering ovation when it ended, per the New York Times. Gable was told Owings' comment and said he didn't realize the infamous leg sweep was not a practiced move. Their epic match 30 years ago altered the lives of both in ways not anticipated and provided the sport with a story to pass down through generations on the scope of a Biblical parable. Waterloo, Iowa 50701 He walked over and saw his teammate Chuck Jean there. But that was my gig, too. Over the first two periods the match went back and forth, and when the match stretched into the third period the energy of the hall seemed to change -- from frenzy to palpable anxiety -- as the crowd seemed to realize that Gable was in a fight. A household name, and a hero to kids all over the country. Obviously a very soft spoken, humble man. I assume how hard it could be to train when you're given a lot of essays and homework to do. 4 0 obj He holed himself up in his room, he didnt talk to anyone, he didnt even return his parents phone calls. I seem to remember hearing or reading once that Owings wrestled all season at another weight class, but bumped down to 142 just for the Big Dance. Danny Mack Gable (born October 25, 1948) is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler and coach. ALEXANDER Stephen. And if he could use them to help somebody else, he should. Says Gable, "You could say that this was my first coaching moment. Well, thats not me, he says, as he reads about the retirement of Larry Owings of Brownwood, Texas. Later, over beers at a local bar, when hes asked how often he thinks about his loss in the 1970 NCAA wrestling national championships, he will say, without a beat, Everyday. His wife, Kathy, will turn to him and look as if she suddenly doesnt know this man shes been married to for 40 years. Im emotional about it because theres still a lot of meaning Gable told SI.com in 2014. Gable's teams compiled a dual meet record of 355215. Gambling problem? Dan stood there crying. The match spawned a book, a documentary, countless magazine articles, and decades of reflection. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). %PDF-1.4 Owings, who said, "I did not really realize the scope of what I accomplished," never again won the championship, losing in the NCAA finals his final two years. Dan Gable won 13-4 in a match that would serve as the central motivation for Owings two years later. Not only did Owings show incredible confidence in the style he wrestled Gable, he was shrewd in moving down a weight class and avoiding the one wrestler who beat him that season: Mike Grant of Oklahoma. It's never going to leave, that painful image of defeat. He was stunned he had lost. Email: info@nwhof.org, 303 Jefferson St. ", DAN GABLE: The complete history of one of the greatest college wrestlers. There was a time I wished it never happened, he says. Larry Owings - Washington (1969 - 1972) 1-time NCAA Champion High School: Canby, Oregon Earlier in the day, without any prodding, he brought up the murder of his sister Diane in 1964. Just sitting here, talking about it it hurts. Feeling more comfortable in the match, Gable started to go for a pinning combination, but Owings defense held him off. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. But in ink? Iowa Wrestling Lands Commitments From Spencer Lee and Gavin Teasdale, TONY RAMOS TO LEAVE IOWA FOR NORTH CAROLINA, FORMER IOWA HEAVYWEIGHT TERRANCE JEAN-JACQUES SIGNS DEAL WITH WWE, TONY RAMOS FEELS "BETRAYED" BY IOWA, LEAVING IOWA PROGRAM, DAN DENNIS BEATS TONY RAMOS, WILL WRESTLE IN THE OLYMPICS IN RIO. The only defeat that Gable suffered during his. Maybe it does but maybe it doesn't. Is the hardest S.O.B. He wasn't stalling on top, but he wasn't earning any additional points either. Im emotional about it because theres still a lot of meaning Gable told, How Dan Gable coached Iowa to 15 team titles, The complete history of one of the greatest college wrestlers, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. But in the final 30 seconds of a close, intense, exhausting match, Owings slipped underneath Gable's arms for a leg lift or sweep, putting the erstwhile invincible Gable on his back for the winning points. "It was my mom's worst fear." Two years ago, Gable got the call that Dianes killer had died in prison. The two met in the finals of the 1970 NCAA wrestling championship. But now he is about to try. NCAA Indivdual Champions. I kind of wish he had gotten me with his best move.". Gable was given a four-minute standing ovation during his introduction as the ceremonies stopped. Larry Owings of Washington breaks hold and flips Dan Gable of Iowa State during the final match in the 142-pound class of the NCAA Wrestling. That number 182 would have included Gable's undefeated high school and collegiate career. Hes not. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. Gable was in the locker room when he heard the water running in the shower. Only one man who ever lived can say he beat Dan Gable, and that man is 1968 Canby Union High School grad Larry Owings. How Much Is Dan Gable Worth? I don't know if he planned it or not, but he got inside my head.". Iowa State's Dan Gable had one of the most legendary careers in college wrestling, pinning 76 of his 118 opponents during his three years as a starter for the Cyclones and amassing a nearly flawless record on his way to two NCAA titles. Olympic Champion. >ZY&k>.w6jI.E]^`OUF2X28U2EaI<5^F:+}TskfpjSiC)s5:V\4jgU3[[8?&JzK'[Iz)MHeqk}\"/y fd8< iqNHh|@bLM(uE'+8 ANqWR%T]t?s6S(t.yuzw,eb`WV(^Q*DYnuQuXUvWy1 kNV*)?I'lf}(+2_{^i|Dd$wIZ)E5AR a5SysmZ5o=~atjtlINH9[fy:y The promo never ran. "Stunned was the word," Owings said of his first moments as the giant-killer. After returning to Ames the next day, the first thing he did was ask teammates to wrestle him. Gable never lost before he faced Owings in that match, nor after it. Im emotional about it. 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