"ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS"   

TOTAL RECORD OF ALL AMATEUR COMPETITION 1971-1984; (409-38-7)

FREESTYLE WRESTLING HONORS 1972-1984; Career Freestyle Record (186-22-3)

·        INDUCTED TO NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME. Stillwater, Oklahoma 1989.

·        OLYMPIA AWARD RECIPIENT. An Authentic Replica of the Ancient Greek Panathenaic Amphora Given for Outstanding Amateur Athletic Participation Presented by the Southland Corporation 1984.

·        INDUCTED TO WISCONSIN WRESTLING HALL OF FAME. Madison, Wisconsin 1983.

·        THREE-TIME GOLD MEDALIST IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. Mexico City, Mexico 1978; San Diego, Calif. 1979; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 1982; Youngest American to Win World Championships (age 21); First American to Win Three World Championships.

·        FOUR-TIME GOLD MEDALIST IN WORLD CUP OF WRESTLING. Toledo, Ohio 1979-1982; First American to Win Four World Cup Titles.

·        TWO-TIME GOLD MEDALIST IN PAN AMERICAN GAMES. San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979; Caracas, Venezuela 1984.

·        1980 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM. United States Boycotted Event.

·        GOLD MEDAL SUPER CHAMPIONS TITLE MATCH. Nagoya, Japan. December 1980; Defeated 1980 Olympic Gold Medalist From Bulgaria.

·        SEVEN-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION. USWF Champion 1979-1983; AAU Champion 1979, 1982.

·        USWF WRESTLING "MAN OF THE YEAR" 1978.

·        TWO-TIME SUN CUP AWARD RECIPIENT 1978-1979. Given to the Outstanding Wrestler of the Year.

·        TWO-TIME SULLIVAN AWARD FINALIST 1978-1979. Given to the Top Amateur Athlete of the Year.

COLLEGIATE WRESTLING HONORS 1975-1978; Career Collegiate Record (143-6-1); Last Three Years (110-1-1).

·       THREE-TIME NCAA DIVISION I NATIONAL CHAMPION 1976-1978. Lost a Split Referee's Decision in the Finals as a Freshman to earn Second Place 1975; Only Division I Wrestler in 1976 NCAA Championships to Complete an Undefeated Season (39-0-0).

·       DEFEATED DAN GABLE IN HIS LAST COMPETITIVE MAT APPEARANCE. 1975 Northern Open (Score 7-6).

·       THREE-TIME BIG-TEN CONFERENCE CHAMPION 1976-1978.

·       THREE-TIME MIDLANDS TOURNAMENT CHAMPION 1976-1978.           

·       THREE-TIME EAST-WEST ALL STAR MEET PARTICIPANT 1976-1978. Record (2-0-1); Voted Outstanding Wrestler 1976.

·       VOTED OUTSTANDING FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE IN THE NATION by Amateur Wrestling News 1975-1976.

·       SELECTED TO THE "POST-1958 ERA" ALL-TIME COLLEGIATE WRESTLING TEAM by Amateur Wrestling News 158 LBS.).

·       2ND ON ALL-TIME COLLEGIATE WINS WITHOUT A LOSS. (103-0-1).

·       5TH ON ALL-TIME COLLEGIATE WINS WITHOUT A LOSS OR TIE. (87-0-0).

SCHOLASTIC WRESTLING HONORS 1971-1974; Career Record (80-10-3); Last Two Years (55-0-0).

·       TWO-TIME OHIO STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPION 1973-1974.

·       NATIONAL JUNIOR FREESTYLE CHAMPION 1974.

·       DEFEATED SOVIET JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPION IN USA vs. USSR DUAL MEET. Cleveland, Ohio 1974.