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1969 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Chuck Jean, Iowa State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Chuck JeanISU
  2. 2Pete CornellMICH
  3. 3Verlyn StrellnerIOWA
  4. 4Ken BosCP
  5. 5John SorochinskyBYU
  6. 6Jack ZindelMSU

In 1969, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the final, and places were awarded through sixth, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1969 177-pound bracket

Select a name to highlight their path; select it again to open the profile. Select a score for the bout.

How to read this bracket
  • Tap a name to follow that wrestler; tap it again to open their profile.
  • "Cons →" is where the loser continues in the consolation bracket; tap it to go there.
  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Charles Shivers Jr. (1), Oklahoma over Tom Gambill, Auburn (AL) — Dec 11–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Ben Cooper, Southern Illinois Carbondale over Bob Gemignani, Air Force (CO) — Dec 9–1 · View bout
  2. Charles Bishop, Long Beach State (CA) over Ray Millward, Idaho State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Charles Shivers Jr. (1), Oklahoma over Bill Halsey, California-Los Angeles — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  4. Chuck Jean (4), Iowa State over Larry Wollschlager, Texas-El Paso — Dec 11–2 · View bout
  5. Dave Labosky, Pennsylvania over Tom Lees, Washington State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  6. Gerald Winnard (6), Oklahoma State over Bob Rust, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  7. Glen Engle, Adams State (CO) over Walt Podgurski (9), Miami (OH) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  8. Harry Bell, Buffalo (NY) over Kemper Chafin, California-Davis — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  9. Jack Zindel (3), Michigan State over Dick Wright, Portland State (OR) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  10. Jim Blackford (10), Oregon State over Gary Lehr, Oneonta (NY) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  11. John Sorochinsky (5), Brigham Young (UT) over Kerry Keith, Davidson (NC) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  12. Ken Bos (2), California-Poly over John Dinger, Army (NY) — Fall 6:30 · View bout
  13. Mike Patterson, Northern Colorado over Frank Galka, Marquette (WI) — Dec 8–0 · View bout
  14. Pete Cornell (7), Michigan over Tim Nichols, Princeton (NJ) — Fall 6:32 · View bout
  15. Steve Roshek, Utah over Ron Tacha, Kansas State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  16. Verlyn Strellner, Iowa over Ed Bannat (8), Navy (MD) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Charles Shivers Jr. (1), Oklahoma over Mike Patterson, Northern Colorado — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Chuck Jean (4), Iowa State over Charles Bishop, Long Beach State (CA) — Fall 7:50 · View bout
  3. Jack Zindel (3), Michigan State over Jim Blackford (10), Oregon State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  4. John Sorochinsky (5), Brigham Young (UT) over Dave Labosky, Pennsylvania — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  5. Ken Bos (2), California-Poly over Glen Engle, Adams State (CO) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Pete Cornell (7), Michigan over Ben Cooper, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  7. Steve Roshek, Utah over Gerald Winnard (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–7 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  8. Verlyn Strellner, Iowa over Harry Bell, Buffalo (NY) — Fall 4:35 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Chuck Jean (4), Iowa State over John Sorochinsky (5), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  2. Jack Zindel (3), Michigan State over Steve Roshek, Utah — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Pete Cornell (7), Michigan over Ken Bos (2), California-Poly — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Verlyn Strellner, Iowa over Charles Shivers Jr. (1), Oklahoma — Fall 3:29 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Chuck Jean (4), Iowa State over Verlyn Strellner, Iowa — Dec 13–4 · View bout
  2. Pete Cornell (7), Michigan over Jack Zindel (3), Michigan State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Chuck Jean (4), Iowa State over Pete Cornell (7), Michigan — Fall 7:25 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. Ben Cooper, Southern Illinois Carbondale over Tim Nichols, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  2. Charles Bishop, Long Beach State (CA) over Larry Wollschlager, Texas-El Paso — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. John Sorochinsky (5), Brigham Young (UT) over Charles Bishop, Long Beach State (CA) — Fall 4:53 · View bout
  2. Ken Bos (2), California-Poly over Ben Cooper, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ken Bos (2), California-Poly over Jack Zindel (3), Michigan State — Dec 18–4 · View bout
  2. Verlyn Strellner, Iowa over John Sorochinsky (5), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Verlyn Strellner, Iowa over Ken Bos (2), California-Poly — Dec 6–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Sorochinsky (5), Brigham Young (UT) over Jack Zindel (3), Michigan State — Dec 9–8 · View bout

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