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Gray Simons

Elliott Gray Simons (born August 13, 1939) is a former American wrestler. He competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics in freestyle wrestling.[1] Simons later served as head coach at Lock Haven, Indiana State, Tennessee, and Old Dominion.[2]

As a collegiate wrestler, Simons was a four-time NAIA national champion and three-time NCAA national champion. Simons was named Most Outstanding Wrestler of the NCAA tournament twice and the NAIA touranament four times, earning this honor in six of seven national meets he competed in. His feat of winning seven collegiate wrestling national championships remains unmatched.[3]

In 1978, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[4]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gray Simons Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Gray Simons". August 25, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  3. ^ Gray Simons, A Champion behind the Scenes. odusports.com. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  4. ^ E. Gray Simons. nwhof.org. Retrieved July 30, 2023.