fullnelson 74 Report post Posted March 13 I know there are others, like Gimp, who is one ahead of me; my first was at Princeton 1975. And I know that Dan Gable must be approaching upper 50's in NCAA appearances. Who are others approaching these numbers, and how many will this be for you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimpeltf 802 Report post Posted March 13 (edited) Impressive- you never missed. I worked the event for many years with Dave Adams- NCAA 2nd in 56. He might be approaching his 60th. (I'll try to get him on fb). Rummy Macias former coach of Mankato State is in his 70s (trips) I believe. I think he's been there since before WWII. Dave says this will be 64 for him. And Mankato State is currently known as Minnesota State- Mankato. Edited March 13 by gimpeltf 1 Gantry reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Show_Me 182 Report post Posted March 13 (edited) My 18th overall. My first was in St.Louis in 2000. Watched Missourian's TJ Hill & Scott Schatzman AA. Also got to see Cael win his 2nd Title. Missed Iowa City & Albany and have attended every one since Kansas City in 2003. Hoping for many more !! Edited March 13 by Show_Me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fadzaev2 88 Report post Posted March 13 41st for me, 35 in a row, 26th Big Ten Championship.....I was actually the one who talked to Sandy Stevens, originally. about having those stand during the finals who had been to at least 25 NCAA's, and then continue with the countdown...unfortunately Sandy isn't announcing the "BIG DANCE"/MARCH MATNESS ©" anymore. Here's some proof of my attendance.....I have all my tickets/floor passes in a collection as well. 3 2 Gantry, HurricaneWrestling2, Marcus Cisero and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pennsyrules 183 Report post Posted March 13 Nice man cave! Do you still use the pull up bar:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pennsyrules 183 Report post Posted March 13 (edited) Question for you old timers(I'm one of you). My first NCAA was at Maryland in the 70's. Who was the kid who I believe won at one of the upperweights who arrived in the USA from Cuba?. I remember it was quite a story on how he got here(small boat across the ocean from Cuba). Also, seem to remember him having a bad knee(thoughts of a 12 year old... Edited March 13 by pennsyrules Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimpeltf 802 Report post Posted March 13 6 minutes ago, pennsyrules said: Question for you old timers(I'm one of you). My first NCAA was at Maryland in the 70's. Who was the kid who I believe won at one of the upperweights who arrived in the USA from Cuba?. I remember it was quite a story on how he got here(small boat across the ocean from Cuba). Also, seem to remember him having a bad knee(thoughts of a 12 year old... Santana of Iowa State? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pennsyrules 183 Report post Posted March 13 Yes, that's the kid! I believe there was an article about him(SI?) which told the story of him coming to the US with his family. Did he win or 2nd? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimpeltf 802 Report post Posted March 13 Just now, pennsyrules said: Yes, that's the kid! I believe there was an article about him(SI?) which told the story of him coming to the US with his family. Did he win or 2nd? 2nd http://www.wrestlingstats.com/ncaa/pdf/brackets/NCAA 1978.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frank_Rizzo 283 Report post Posted March 13 I haven't been to 45 NCAA tournaments. I haven't even been to the tournament since 2011. I'll be at this year's though. Tickets are pricey, so it's a good thing I'm rich! 2 fadzaev2 and Housebuye reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fadzaev2 88 Report post Posted March 13 (edited) 47 minutes ago, pennsyrules said: Nice man cave! Do you still use the pull up bar:) Oh yea....that's a wrestling room, wt. room, workshop and ping pong table in a full basement....climbing rope, airdyne, wts, kettlebells, punching bag, wrestling dummy.... right now my grandkids have a ball down there, and my son has started one in his basement.....full wall mats, padded post too. My kids grew up down there....that chinup bar was my first wt. set bar (York) back in 1961....it was a short bar, so I turned into a chinup bar years later when I got longer bars. Edited March 13 by fadzaev2 2 1 TobusRex, cmsu34 and Bigboi Trained reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gantry 1,247 Report post Posted March 13 Year 20 for myself, started in 2000 and haven't missed one. Will probably need a second mortgage to pay for our tix this year but worth it. Always worth it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fadzaev2 88 Report post Posted March 13 45 minutes ago, gimpeltf said: Santana of Iowa State? Santana won it in 77 and was second in 76 and 78....bad knee those 2 years...3 time finalist ...beat Evan Johnson in the finals in 77....that NCAA was in Noble Arena...U of Oklahoma....my 3rd NCAA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 1,242 Report post Posted March 13 18 minutes ago, fadzaev2 said: Oh yea....that's a wrestling room, wt. room, workshop and ping pong table in a full basement....climbing rope, airdyne, wts, kettlebells, punching bag, wrestling dummy.... right now my grandkids have a ball down there, and my son has started one in his basement.....full wall mats, padded post too. My kids grew up down there....that chinup bar was my first wt. set bar (York) back in 1961....it was a short bar, so I turned into a chinup bar years later when I got longer bars. Won't see anything like that around here. Nobody has basements. 1 fadzaev2 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fadzaev2 88 Report post Posted March 13 11 hours ago, Show_Me said: My 19th overall. My first was in St.Louis in 2000. Only missed Albany in 2001 since then. Hoping for many more !! In Albany , actually 2002, Cael got #4, and Lambrecht Okla State, winning big, got pinned by Rob Rohn...tight floor space, but great tournament. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JasonBryant 1,290 Report post Posted March 13 18 in a row here. And as far as the "standing" thing - we did it in 2016, but the way the program got jammed up with ESPN and the in-house production, sometimes there wasn't the right spot to plug it. From my perspective, the hardest part is recognizing one or two people in a swarm of 18,000 who might be standing. I know Jimmy Keen is always there and he's at over 50 events, as is Rummy Macias. We're working on ways to try to keep that tradition alive, but the tournament has evolved so much over the years that the timing of those things has to be perfect. In 2016, when Hazard and I started announcing the event, that's one thing we really wanted to plug in, more or less, because it was something Sandy loved. We still try to do our best to pay homage to those who have announced before us. 1 gimpeltf reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimpeltf 802 Report post Posted March 13 39 minutes ago, fadzaev2 said: Santana won it in 77 and was second in 76 and 78....bad knee those 2 years...3 time finalist ...beat Evan Johnson in the finals in 77....that NCAA was in Noble Arena...U of Oklahoma....my 3rd NCAA. First- (This is not directed at fadzaev) op was talking about Maryland so I answered about that year. In 78- he defaulted to Jeidy possibly costing Ia State the title. They lost by 0.5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fadzaev2 88 Report post Posted March 13 10 minutes ago, gimpeltf said: First- (This is not directed at fadzaev) op was talking about Maryland so I answered about that year. In 78- he defaulted to Jeidy possibly costing Ia State the title. They lost by 0.5. WOW....I forgot about the team score thing.....I liked both wrestlers, but I was a Jeidy fan....he had some good footsweeps......almost seems like that might have affected Frank Santana in that match....footsweeps/knee hurt. Another of my all time favorites from Wisconsin, was Jimmy Haines 1977 NCAA Champion...he beat Mike McArthur in the finals....I think Mike had beaten him maybe 3 times that year (all-star match, dual and big 10). MIke was tough on top, and Jimmy found a way to get out in the finals match....I discussed that with Russ Hellickson (then asst. at Wisconsin) and he said Jimmy worked hard preparing to get out. That year Jimmy had 224 takedowns in 39 matches, thus earning the nickname takedown machine....I developed a some footage of Jimmy's takedowns that year, along with footage of another favorite ....Joe Gonzales....also a takedown machine.....what a great sport!!!! Fadz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fadzaev2 88 Report post Posted March 13 48 minutes ago, JasonBryant said: 18 in a row here. And as far as the "standing" thing - we did it in 2016, but the way the program got jammed up with ESPN and the in-house production, sometimes there wasn't the right spot to plug it. From my perspective, the hardest part is recognizing one or two people in a swarm of 18,000 who might be standing. I know Jimmy Keen is always there and he's at over 50 events, as is Rummy Macias. We're working on ways to try to keep that tradition alive, but the tournament has evolved so much over the years that the timing of those things has to be perfect. In 2016, when Hazard and I started announcing the event, that's one thing we really wanted to plug in, more or less, because it was something Sandy loved. We still try to do our best to pay homage to those who have announced before us. Actually, Jim Keen and the Keen family are good friends of mine....they were the ones that one year let me know how many he head been too.....started going with Cliff when he was young.....I just remembered it DID NOT happen last year.....forgot about that, and was disappointed...it is hard to spot people throughout the arena, but those around you get to see you and some others....I think it's added to people wanting to keep coming back, along with other things....the great wrestling, the best match going last, the smoke machines, raised platform for finals, FanFare, television/Flo/Track are adding to the awareness of our great sport, and the wrestling continues to get better....thanks for all you do Jason, and I hope you can work the "standing" thing in every year...people enjoy looking around and seeing those around them who are standing.....Fadz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HurricaneWrestling2 352 Report post Posted March 13 1 hour ago, pennsyrules said: Yes, that's the kid! I believe there was an article about him(SI?) which told the story of him coming to the US with his family. Did he win or 2nd? Here's the SI article: https://www.si.com/vault/1977/03/28/560886/same-state-different-champion And here's his Iowa State Hall of Fame bio: https://cyclones.com/sports/2015/3/2/GEN_20140101309.aspx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stonerd7 50 Report post Posted March 13 1 hour ago, fadzaev2 said: Oh yea....that's a wrestling room, wt. room, workshop and ping pong table in a full basement....climbing rope, airdyne, wts, kettlebells, punching bag, wrestling dummy.... right now my grandkids have a ball down there, and my son has started one in his basement.....full wall mats, padded post too. My kids grew up down there....that chinup bar was my first wt. set bar (York) back in 1961....it was a short bar, so I turned into a chinup bar years later when I got longer bars. sweet set-up...gotta update the tv though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pennsyrules 183 Report post Posted March 13 2 minutes ago, HurricaneWrestling2 said: Here's the SI article: https://www.si.com/vault/1977/03/28/560886/same-state-different-champion And here's his Iowa State Hall of Fame bio: https://cyclones.com/sports/2015/3/2/GEN_20140101309.aspx Awesome, thanks for finding and sharing that. Not bad results for a kid whose college coach said he's not the most "talented kid", huh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fadzaev2 88 Report post Posted March 13 Just now, stonerd7 said: sweet set-up...gotta update the tv though Yea but I can play DVD's and VHS tapes from my vast wrestling library in it while I'm riding the bike....I have a big screen/smart tv upstairs to watch FLO ,etc. on......LOL....nice observation though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PAFAN01 34 Report post Posted March 13 23 out of the last 24. Missed last year. Great to get back to the BURGH! Starting a new streak! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fletcher 410 Report post Posted March 13 What's been the best location over the years? We lost some charm when they went away from the college locations, but gained additional capacity and better hotels/restaurants. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
