For this Wednesday, ON THE MAT will have two world champions as guests
September 22, 2009
Tom Brands won the World Championships in 1995 in freestyle, after
winning three NCAA titles for Iowa. He then won the Olympic gold medal
in 1996. Currently the head coach at Iowa, he will go ON THE MAT at
5:05 to talk about what it means to be a World Champion.
In 1985, Mike Houck became the very first American wrestler to win a
World Championship in the very physical style of Greco-Roman wrestling.
He will go ON THE MAT at 5:35 to reminisce about his historic
feat. Mike will be inducted into the Greco-Roman Hall of
Champions at the Dan Gable Museum on Oct. 17.
The show is sponsored by the Dan Gable International Wrestling
Institute & Museum. Hosts for the show are Doug Van Gelder and Mike
Chapman.
“On the Mat" is a presentation of the Dan Gable International Wrestling
Institute and Museum and can be heard live on the internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:00 PM Central time on AM 1650, The Fan. Feel free to e-mail radio@wrestlingmuseum.org with questions or comments about the show.
