Even ranking the top 50 wrestlers to come from Iowa colleges left off some great names.

In case you missed it this week, the Des Moines Register ranked the greatest 50 wrestlers to come from Iowa colleges all-time. For this exercise, the Register considered only a wrestler’s resume from their collegiate careers. No high school, national or international accomplishments were considered, comparing only the accolades earned within the confines of collegiate competition at Iowa colleges. Experts such as wrestling historian Mike Chapman and former Wartburg head coach and current Dan Gable Museum director Jim Miller were consulted as we put together our list.

While there will always be caveats and difficulty comparing eras, such as freshmen being unable to compete until 1968 and others getting

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