The state of Iowa is just as well known for prominent wrestlers as it is acres of corn and beans.
In 1954, Simon Roberts of Davenport was the first African American to win a state Wrestling title and later the first African.
Men like Dan Gable, Tom Brands, Harold Nichols, Jim Miller, Nick Mitchell and Chuck Patten led Iowa colleges to forty-four of an astounding sixty-nine national team championships.
That gives the state the mighty distinction of feeding the world and defeating it on the mat.
The state of Iowa is just as well known for prominent wrestlers as it is acres of corn and beans