Came across this article. Rumsfeld was captain of the Princeton team and earned a 2nd and 4th place at Easterns.
https://www.wrestlingpod.com/wrestl...f-defense-donald-rumsfeld-princeton-wrestler/
..A state wrestling champion at New Trier High School outside Chicago, Rumsfeld was recruited by several of the Big Ten schools but was persuaded to apply to Princeton by his principal and several other local alumni...
Although he captained the 150-pound football team, Rumsfeld enjoyed greater athletic success as a wrestler, starting with an undefeated record as a freshman. As a junior, he finished second in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association in the 157-pound weight classification. Elected team captain for his senior year, Rumsfeld went undefeated again during the regular season and finished fourth in the Easterns...
Like most of his teammates, Rumsfeld frequently spent several hours before weigh-ins wearing a rubber suit and running around the boiler room beneath Dillon Gym, trying to shed the last few pounds.
Rumsfeld was deceptively strong, something he learned to use to his advantage. "Word got around that Rummy could do one-armed push-ups, but no one knew how many," says Steelman. Challenged one night, Rumsfeld got down on the floor and squeezed off 50 of them right-handed. Sensing a weakness, Dick Stevens threw a $5 bill on the floor and bet Rumsfeld that he could not do 50 more, this time left-handed.
"He did the 50, picked up the money, and left the room," Stevens recalls....
https://www.wrestlingpod.com/wrestl...f-defense-donald-rumsfeld-princeton-wrestler/
..A state wrestling champion at New Trier High School outside Chicago, Rumsfeld was recruited by several of the Big Ten schools but was persuaded to apply to Princeton by his principal and several other local alumni...
Although he captained the 150-pound football team, Rumsfeld enjoyed greater athletic success as a wrestler, starting with an undefeated record as a freshman. As a junior, he finished second in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association in the 157-pound weight classification. Elected team captain for his senior year, Rumsfeld went undefeated again during the regular season and finished fourth in the Easterns...
Like most of his teammates, Rumsfeld frequently spent several hours before weigh-ins wearing a rubber suit and running around the boiler room beneath Dillon Gym, trying to shed the last few pounds.
Rumsfeld was deceptively strong, something he learned to use to his advantage. "Word got around that Rummy could do one-armed push-ups, but no one knew how many," says Steelman. Challenged one night, Rumsfeld got down on the floor and squeezed off 50 of them right-handed. Sensing a weakness, Dick Stevens threw a $5 bill on the floor and bet Rumsfeld that he could not do 50 more, this time left-handed.
"He did the 50, picked up the money, and left the room," Stevens recalls....
