Short Profile on Iowa Hawkeye legend Lincoln McIlravy!!! (FREE VIDEO)

[razorsedgeCE]

WE ARE PENN STATE!!! But much respect to one of the most exciting and dominant wresters to have ever stepped on the mat, Iowa Hawkeye Lincoln McIlravy!!!

 

[LorenzoFan]

At the 4 minute mark you state that Mcllravy was the first ever true freshman to win an NCAA title, You need to do a bit more research as there were quite a few true freshmen to top the podium before the the young fellow from South Dakota

If you are gonna push wrestling videos to wrestling fans, get those facts straight

 

[AgSurfer]

At the 4 minute mark you state that Mcllravy was the first ever true freshman to win an NCAA title, You need to do a bit more research as there were quite a few true freshmen to top the podium before the the young fellow from South Dakota

If you are gonna push wrestling videos to wrestling fans, get those facts straight

I'm pretty sure that the first true freshman to win an NCAA title was Don Rohn from Clarion in 1973. (a PA homeboy too!)

 

[LorenzoFan]

Don was #6. 26 years after the first one( actually the first 4)

 

[AgSurfer]

Ok, help me out here. My recollection is that freshmen were not allowed to compete at the big schools until some time between 1969-1972. I don't remember exactly what year the rule changed. Rohn won in 1973 which is why I always assumed that he was the first true freshman NCAA champion. Who won before him?

 

[LorenzoFan]

There was a short time after WW2 when freshmen could compete. 4 freshmen won in 47. The first in the era you are referring to was Pat Milkovich of Michigan State

 

[Mpchillin]

Here’s an article that talks about the true freshman that have won.

http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/16752

 

[SRATH]

Thanks for the video.

 

[razorsedgeCE]

At the 4 minute mark you state that Mcllravy was the first ever true freshman to win an NCAA title, You need to do a bit more research as there were quite a few true freshmen to top the podium before the the young fellow from South Dakota

If you are gonna push wrestling videos to wrestling fans, get those facts straight

I also looked into Pat Smith who won his freshman year, then red-shirted his junior year. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[razorsedgeCE]

Here’s an article that talks about the true freshman that have won.

http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/16752

Wow great article, my apologies, I stand corrected. Thanks!

 

[AgSurfer]

Wow great article, my apologies, I stand corrected. Thanks!

Same here - great article! I had totally forgotten about Pat Milkovich winning in 1972 and I was there to see it live!

 

[minnhawkeye]

Thanks for the video. Mac was one of my favorites along with Ironside,
Randy Lewis, Brands brothers and Royce Alger..All mean machines.

Edit: Mac now has a chain of hotels in and around Iowa City he has 2 sons and
hard to believe they both play basketball ugh...lol .

 

[razorsedgeCE]

Thanks for the video. Mac was one of my favorites along with Ironside,
Randy Lewis, Brands brothers and Royce Alger..All mean machines.

Edit: Mac now has a chain of hotels in and around Iowa City he has 2 sons and
hard to believe they both play basketball ugh...lol .

Agreed, all absolute studs in their own right!!! I would really like to continue doing more profiles on all those guys, we'll see, just takes a bit of time. Glad you enjoyed, thanks for the support!!!

 

[CoastFan]

There was a short time after WW2 when freshmen could compete. 4 freshmen won in 47. The first in the era you are referring to was Pat Milkovich of Michigan State

Milkovich came from a wrestling family. Brother Tom was a multi-year AA at Michigan State and brother Mike was an AA at Kent State. Their father was the coach at Maple Heights, OH back when Maple Heights was the top high school wrestling program in OH.

 

[SRATH]

Is the video clip of a campus actually PSU?

 

[razorsedgeCE]

Is the video clip of a campus actually PSU?

It IS actually, great eye!!!