The Last Time Ed Ruth Was An Underdog

[NittanyLion84]

Southern Scuffle semifinal match between Ed Ruth vs Mack Lewnes - Full Match. Watching this match, you can really tell the raw strength Ed had.

 

[AgSurfer]

Best wrestler to ever come out of the old ‘hood! Super nice guy too!

 

[Chickenman Testa]

Nothing Meaningful predicted a tech fall for Lewnes

 

[kadeeu]

Ruth's legs had to be at least 6 inches longer than Lewnes', but Ruth was so much quicker and consistantly got home with his leg shots.

 

[hlstone]

Ed will always be one of my favorites. He is a kind man.

 

[Psalm 1 guy]

It is easy to forget just how dominating Ed was. When he was "on" he was basically unstoppable. "Ruth doesn't have to do nothing but pay taxes and die at this point." Classic : ) Also funny how Fretwell didn't know the kid mat side was Ed's little brother, Edmond. P.S. it is nice to see Edmond doing so well at Illinois. I am sure Ed is loving being able to coach his brother.

 

[AgSurfer]

Showed the video to another native from the 'hood who is an ex Penn wrestler. He loved it - Penn and Cornell are big Ivy League rivals.

 

[NoVaLion2]

Raw strength, yes... And cat-like speed. He was very close to being a 4-timer.

 

[mcpat]

Best wrestler to ever come out of the old ‘hood! Super nice guy too!

Agreed… but the hood has had some other good ones too. The Rawls’ brothers and Phil Davis quickly come to mind.

 

[AgSurfer]

Agreed… but the hood has had some other good ones too. The Rawls’ brothers and Phil Davis quickly come to mind.

You’re talking about the Burg, I was referring to our development which is called Latshmere Manor. We had a lot of guys living there that wrestled in both HS and college. Ed was unequivocally the best of them.