"I really didn't want to see it or talk about it much. At the 1972 Games, in particular, Gable won all six of his matches without giving up a point. A stalemate brought the wrestlers back to the center, but, within seconds, the match was over. He's an icon, a champion and the face of the sport. After college, Owings competed on the senior level circuit before retiring. "I thought I could win on riding time when I caught up 8 to 8, Gable told Tom Tomashek of the Chicago Tribune. How about Andy Daniels beating John Azevedo or Gary Barton winning the tournament in1972. There had never been a day like March 28, 1970 in the world of wrestling, and there has never been one since. "When I got to the tournament, I still felt fine - that I could win and do everything I thought I could do," Gable said. Owings had a not-so-successful start; nicknamed Porky, Owings lost all eight of his matches in his first year in junior varsity competition at Canby High, wrestling for coach Larry Wright. But Dan Gable, of course, is so much more than one result. That makes it worse now from my point of view. Perri had given Owings two points for the takedown and two for a near-fall, as Gable's shoulders were briefly exposed to the mat. Gable said he learned not to take an opponent lightly, to eliminate distractions and accentuate an aura of invincibility and intimidation toward an opponent, just as Owings had done to him. Owings told UW Coach Jim Smith that he was aiming directly at the legend. In the final match of his illustrious career with the Cardinal and Gold, Gable suffered what is considered one of the biggest upset losses in college wrestling history, dropping to Larry Owings of . He grew up the youngest of five Owings brothers, all of them wrestlers; Larry, overweight growing up, was always the least likely of the Owings brothers to go one to become a great in the sport. A household name, and a hero to kids all over the country. It's full of great details like this in the aftermath of Gable's loss to Owings: With none of his family members in attendance that day, Owings remembers staggering around, trying to process what just happened. Larry Richard Oliver (October 6, 1952 - March 5, 2020) was an American professional wrestler, known as "Crippler" Rip Oliver, who had success in Pacific Northwest Wrestling (PNW). His voice cracks, his eyes flicker, and suddenly, he goes silent, grasping for words. He went 64-0 at Waterloo (Iowa) West High School and 117-0 in three years at Iowa State (freshmen could not compete then) with NCAA titles at 130 and 137 pounds. Owings at that moment pulled off a move that hed never done in a match: a leg sweep that caught Gable by surprise and dropped him down to the mat -- as Gable fell, he felt like he was going down in slow motion. He was intrigued by Owings' swagger. Earlier in the day, without any prodding, he brought up the murder of his sister Diane in 1964. Now I read this and learn his win was the greatest upset in wrestling history at the time and still ranks in the top three. The next match featured Grant, like Gable a defending Champion from 1969. Highlights of his career include gold medals at the 1971 Tbilisi Tournament, the 1971 world championships, and the 1972 Olympic Games. Join Facebook to connect with Larry Owings and others you may know. Our Mission: To honor the sport of wrestling by preserving its history, recognizing extraordinary individual achievements, and inspiring future generations, 405 West Hall of Fame Avenue Both athletes pushed the pace, with Owings fearlessly attempted a duck under with the goal of spinning around behind Gable, but the Cyclone was too tough and he put himself on the board first by coming around for two points with a single leg takedown within the first minute of the period. The night before the start of the tournament, a teammate asked if hed seen the front page of the Chicago Tribune sports section. Check Out My Website: https://www.kadenchristiansenproductions.comEmail Me For Business Inquiries: kaden.erick.christiansen@gmail.comThis an amazing passiona. He was driven. He had pinned everyone in the 1970s national tournament before this match, and he was considered to be the unquestionable favorite against a wrestler he beat two years prior at the Olympic Trials. One day his mother finally showed up at his door and when she saw Dan, she slapped him across the face, walked away, and made the one and a half hour drive back to Waterloo. The match spawned a book, a documentary, countless magazine articles, and decades of reflection. He walked over and saw his teammate Chuck Jean there. But I have to admit to this day that match made my career, not only the next two years. 971K views, 7.2K likes, 334 loves, 948 comments, 4.9K shares, Facebook Watch Videos from NCAA Wrestling: Only one man stopped Dan Gable in his college career: Larry Owings. Does all that happens without the loss to Owings? Maybe it does but maybe it doesn't. Theyre waiting for you to lift your head. Gable did -- and the cheering finally stopped. He was known to wake up in the middle of night, just to do push-ups while his opponents slept. Anything that I can do to help keep these kids away from the video games, and the drugs, the violence and the gangs, Im going to do it.. Instead, he thought of it as a reason to train with even more determination: "The more you can settle into focusing on what you have and what you would like to do and where you want to go a positive point of view the quicker things turn around and positive things start to happen. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Before the match, Gable had recorded a promo for ABC saying, Hi, Im Dan Gable. v%NoBPXw After returning to Ames the next day, the first thing he did was ask teammates to wrestle him. When his teammates passed him in the tunnels they never expected a hello. To understand the legend of Larry Owings, you must first understand the legend of Dan Gable. There was a time I wished it never happened, he says. % The only defeat that Gable suffered during his. NCAA Champion and Outstanding Wrestler. In "Larry Owings Documentary (The Man Who Beat Dan Gable," filmmaker Kaden Christiansen shares the story of Washington Athletics' Larry Owings, who is famously known for his upset of undefeated two-time NCAA champion Dan Gable of Iowa State Wrestling in the 1970 NCAA Wrestling finals. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). From 1976 to 1997, Gable was the head wrestling coach at the University of Iowa, where his teams compiled a dual meet record of 355215 and won 15 NCAA Division I titles. "You can't put someone in because of one match. As a sophomore, he wrestled mainly in the 95-pound weight class before moving up to 112 pounds by his senior year. He was Goliath, but David was coming to the mat, ready to live out a dream. Gable, then and now, says the near-fall was "a judgment call.". "I thought it would be a contest. Olympic Champion. Through the windows an orange sun is sinking just beyond the towering pines, and light glows his pale bald head. And thats something that still pisses me off , Owings and I, we have an interesting relationship, that I just have never lets just say weve never become close, he says. Every once in a while now Owings will still go to the mat. The words hang in the air. Larry Owings, Coach/Official, Canby, Oregon. zF\LxW"ve(1t^~W#ZxD!K(BTvA;h\5Ij _IAial&$prh~PZdm%6/LmJLU^+qLq) But Larry Owings had tremendous credentials of his own. He describes Owings as a "Charles Lindbergh persona, quietly confident," who believed he could equal Gable's strength and conditioning. Gable was more exhausted than hed ever been at the end of a match. He had won more than 200 matches in high school." He growls, What I dont understand, and what still pisses me, off is that how, I did not get up properly for the biggest match of the year. Dan Gable was and is a god among men in the world of amateur wrestling. "(But) I got greedy.". He has softened in his old age -- thats what nine grandchildren will do to you -- and lately he has been more reflective; a stack of papers on the desk is the memoir hes working on with a writer. "I'm not going out there," Jean said. The Cyclone collected himself after the takedown, taking a timeout to adjust his contact lens before going back to the middle. Considered to be one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Gable is a two-time NCAA Division I national champion, a world gold medalist, and an Olympic gold medalist. Odds & lines subject to change. It was the final moments of the third period that elevated the match into the realm of myth: 30 seconds remained, and Gable was ahead 10-9; if he could stall, if he could just bide his time, a third national title was his. Shop official NCAA team and championship gear. The article didn't mention the fact that Caldwell had pinned Metcalf the previous season. All Rights Reserved. Gable remembers the moment the seed of doubt was planted entering the 1970 national championships at Northwestern Universitys McGaw Hall. His teams won 21 Big Ten championships and 15 NCAA Division I titles. Owings nearly escaped, but Gabled rolled him around and nearly put him on his back before Owings persistence paid off and he earned the escape point. He would get up in the middle of the night to do pushups, knowing his opponent still slept. It was close throughout the three-period match, and the constant crowd noise was deafening. He just smiled and congratulated me, never once mentioning he was an NCAA national champion! Im emotional about it. Not, like he-was-on-a-Wheaties-box-one-time famous (though he was). In the days afterward he shut himself from the world. If there was one code Owings lived by then, it was a desire to have a second chance against anyone who had beaten him. See, Larry Owings is the The Man Who Beat Dan Gable. The roar of the crowd was unbelievable. He lost only once, in the final match of his final season at Iowa State University. Larry, what are you doing here? the neighbor said, then looked up and saw the banner that read LARRY OWINGS INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT. LARRY OWINGS AND DANGABLE, Kris Murray and Tony Perkins lead Iowa to its best road win of the year, The Iowa Hawkeyes and the Big Ten Tournament. Gable began scouting Owings' matches. "Where are they Now: Catching up with Dan Gable and Larry Owings," Sports Illustrated (July 11, 2014), This page was last edited on 20 January 2023, at 03:38. Here's what you may have missed. NCAA Indivdual Champions. After retiring as the virtually undisputed greatest wrestler in the history of the sport, he decided to go ahead and become its greatest coach. Owings thought to himself, Im not going to the Olympics, Why am I cutting weight? It has to be in the top five here. They are not your average antique shop. How Much Is Dan Gable Worth? "The American people like the underdog, but at the same time there was sadness. Owings went to work on top, forcing Gable into a passive position and generating a stall call against the Cyclone for a point. "It was an indication," Gerald said, "that Gable was taking him real seriously. Dan Gable has not forgotten about that night in 1970. By the end of the second period, Owings had stretched the lead to 7-2 and the crowd was hysterical. It was simple: I wanted to beat the guy who beat me, says Owings. I don't know if he planned it or not, but he got inside my head.". "It was bedlam. Grant went up, Owings went. Gable was heartbroken. Not in Dan Gable's mind, not in this lifetime. During the conversation, neither mentioned the match. '@$6. Iowa State's Dan Gable had one of the most legendary careers in college wrestling, pinning 76 of his 118 opponents during his three years as a starter for the Cyclones and amassing a nearly flawless record on his way to two NCAA titles. Once there is a seed of doubt planted in your mind, well, youre probably doomed. Wow! "But I was distracted by Larry Owings. Owings will forever be in the history books because of this match, and the lesson from this moment is that anything can happen in the NCAA finals. Gable says that the loss was like a death in the family. It just about killed my parents, he says. He was taking time out to do countless interviews, up until the very moment of his match: ABCs Wide World of Sports requested that he tape a spot for them on the mat just minutes before the final. Desperation is something that brings out unusual things," Gable said. ", Owings and Gable, forever linked, met in the NCAA final for the 142-pound weight class. Larry Owings. The basement in the Gable home in Iowa City is full of trophies and trinkets and framed photos in glass cases; Dan Gable calls this part of the house the museum, and every museum must be a complete representation of history. Owings had his first chance at the 1969 NCAA Championships but, as he would later regret, decided to wrestle at 130 pounds, avoiding Gable's 137-pound class. This was Owings' opportunity, the fateful moment when his never-used leg sweep caught Gable by surprise. We went at it tooth and nail.". Find the cost, maps, directions, flyer and registration details all in one location. Email: dgmstaff@nwhof.org. "He was a good, solid all-around wrestler who did not make a lot of mistakes," said Owings, now director of facilities for the Molalla (Ore.) School District. With focus and determination Grant won 6-1in the match after Owings-Gable. It had a tremendous impact on my entire coaching career.". Indeed, from a family of state champion wrestlers, Larry wound up as the best of the bunch, winning the 136-pound crown in 1967 and 141 in 1968. After the defeat, Gable won gold medals at the 1971 world championships as well as the 1972 Olympics. During the award ceremonies, his real feelings came out. A few years ago, at a wrestling banquet, Les Anderson, a former assistant coach at Iowa State, pulled his former protg aside, and said, Gable, I just want to apologize for that last match. He was as relentless and as conditioned as Gable was. With a score of 8-6, Gable again worked for back points before a scramble ensued. Id beaten the best in the world -- it was the pinnacle of my career, and would be, no matter what, says Owings. He won national titles at 130 and 137 pounds in 1968 and 1969. Gable said when Owings grabbed his leg "it was kind of like a slow-motion fall. [1][2] On December 8, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump awarded Gable with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[3]. And that was it, he says. Don't get caught in the cradle." "He (Gable) was dazed and confused. He now does university fund raising and works with the U.S. Olympic team. Pac-8 Champion and three-time NCAA finalist. But Owings honestly believed he could beat him. It was probably the match of the century. In fact, Gable would emerge from the Owings match stronger, more determined. From inside his cabin Gable looks out onto the night fast approaching. When I started to embrace that, I started to become happier, I think., The young wrestlers have all heard of Dan Gable. The match at Northwestern had its impact on both wrestlers. His days now are spent talking -- talking on stages and in boardrooms across the country on the speaking circuit; talking to millionaires over dinners to raise money for a sport hes trying to save; talking to strangers who still worship him like a god -- here in Iowa there are, at latest count, three bronze statues of him in the state. Owings was a sophomore at the University of Washington, who had dropped two weight classes (from 158 to 142) just to get a shot at the legend. The crowd edged forward. We got up, and he offered me his hand and we shook. Come watch me next week as I finish my career 182-0. Gable kept bungling the lines, and the take took half an hour; by the time he was finished, without having gone through his regular pregame warm-up, every seat in the area was already filled, and the match was about to start. Stillwater, OK 74075 I gave it everything I had.. A sophomore had beaten the giant. I assume how hard it could be to train when you're given a lot of essays and homework to do. x][w~3sV% $f'$qRUzV[%JVwr|rnNk{-66Y6'{.oO\n.OyR$.`XISdf$fy&!=y67eiPl>M4?~sH^dYyd@oZn.N^~6hPW~nkz9^4Y\,2E /uVMo]BP6wi&$P,s5Gsxp*.&J4X~BHwf=Sx7p&,\/bi,b%_%eR?UM4]AB! WATCH "Larry Owings Documentary (The Man Who Beat Dan . His four brothers, his classmates, even his coaches at Canby High when he started wrestling told him he was fat. The night before the weigh in, he had a fight with his wife, who was seven months pregnant and didnt want him to leave her and the baby behind and go to the Olympics. I say that I went undefeated for seven years, lost a match, and then I got good, he says. my Events OPC Video News Powered by Im emotional about it. However, because of NCAA. Id never experienced that before, says Gable. But the scars from 1970 would never go away, and not just for Gable. Owings was very squirmy and hard to control., But Owings recollection, recorded immediately after his great victory, is probably still true to this day: When it was over, I looked at Dan, and he looked like he didnt know what had happened.. In fact, the result was so expected that Gable filmed a commercial with ABCs Wide World of Sports encouraging viewers to watch his final match by saying "Hi, Im Dan Gable. Gable's college career record was 117-1, with his only loss being in the final match of his final season to Larry Owings of the University of Washington. Leading 7-2, Owings continued to ride Gable before Gable notched a reversal and put himself back on track with a 7-4 score. Only one man who ever lived can say he beat Dan Gable, and that man is 1968 Canby Union High School grad Larry Owings. The OFFICIAL Facebook site of Western Australia's premiere Pro Wrestling organisation - EPW Perth. ICONIC LEADER: How Dan Gable coached Iowa to 15 team titles. Gable won 13-4 and went on; Owings never forgot. <> Help us build a sustainable news organization to serve Canby for generations to come! "There was probably not 10 people in that crowd of 9,000 or so who would have bet on Owings," Oklahoma State Coach Myron Roderick said. The message was that his talent at wrestling, and his improbable victory over Dan Gable, had happened for a reason. Mike Gerald, who now lives in Austin, Texas, wrote a book on Owings when the two became acquainted in Oregon. "He was in excellent condition. Check out the highlights. He was intrigued -- Dan and Kathy went to Washington to have a series of meetings at the White House. The pair had met two years earlier, at the 1968 Olympic Trials when Owings was a senior at Canby (Ore.) High and Gable was a sophomore at Iowa State. Larry Owings, on the other hand, returned to Oregon, and faded into obscurity, at least as far as the wrestling world was concerned. But it will have to wait till next time, on Canby Then. What are you doing? Larry Owings, Coach/Official, Canby, Oregon. The atmosphere was electric, though what everyone had expected -- what ABC had come for -- was a coronation, not a competition. 13-11. He also has a museum named for him in his hometown of Waterloo, Iowa, part of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Larry took the match to him.". It also dominated him. "It was my mom's worst fear." It was done out of utter desperation, but hey it worked. Graduated from Canby High School where he was a two-time OSAA champion. By the time the two wrestlers took center stage of the arena for the fourth match of the evening-- Gable in a sleeveless cardinal-and-gold jersey and separate trunks; Owings in a one-piece purple piece with U of W monogrammed on the chest -- it was so loud, with a standing room crowd of nearly 9,000 squeezed into McGaw Hall, that the wrestlers couldnt hear the ref, Pascal Perri, unless they leaned in close. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Now hes fighting for it to be reinstated beyond 2020. My nickname was Porky. Everyone called me that, even my teachers at school. I enjoyed your article and with no intention of being critical. 6LkY/XL6dU1unSo^lR;frWn*"jlj,GW{jEvk\mF4?QxIgT ,z-&T($!a-!68xk It was one of the most emotional scenes I can ever remember.". He won every college match before dropping his last match in a stunning 13-11 loss to Washington's Larry Owings in the 142-pound finals in 1970. While at Iowa State, Gable continued his winning ways by capturing three Big Eight Championships, earning All-American honors all three years. He was going for his third title at 142 pounds, and virtually everyone thought he was a lock. He had two points in riding time that would be rewarded at the end by Perri. Then, just an hour before the match, ABC-TV convinced him to do a short promo advancing the telecast, which would be shown a week later, by having him tell the viewer to watch him finish his career 182-0. With 17 seconds left, Owings was ahead 13-11. He said he "coached some wrestling ". No high school kid can come close to scoring on Owings. World Champion", "Named for an icon, Gable Steveson becomes a legend in his own right", "Where are they Now: Catching up with Dan Gable and Larry Owings", Website of film 'Catch: the hold not taken', Gable's wins and losses between the years 1963 and 1973, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dan_Gable&oldid=1134702764, Chen, Albert. They said Id never be a wrestler because I was too fat, he recalled, much later. He could't believe he was the one affected by his opponent's reputation. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. As lopsided as that score was, it was the only point allowed by Gable during the trials or the Olympics. Owings was the first UW wrestler to win an NCAA title, but what mattered was that he had upset a man the Russians reverently called "The Machine," a man who had won 181 straight matches, 108 by pins. Canby Coach Larry Wright encouraged Owings to continue his wrestling at the highest level. Gable was told Owings' comment and said he didn't realize the infamous leg sweep was not a practiced move. The line Gable had to recite was simple: Hi, Im Dan Gable. I kind of wish he had gotten me with his best move.". Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. "If he had never tried that before, then that tells me it's desperate. That's what I thought. In this conversation, we talk about Owings' childhood, high school career, and the match with Gable. One day his mother finally showed up at his door and when she saw Dan, she slapped him across the face, walked away, and made the one and a half hour drive back to Waterloo. Iowa shocked college baseball on Saturday, dominating top-ranked LSU 12-4 in the Karbach Round Rock Classic. Only 30 seconds remained in the match; and Gable, despite the fact that he could coast to a one-point win, continued to stand up and circle with Owings. Larry Owings As Sports Illustrated reported in its coverage of the 1970 NCAAs, "Owings was far more accomplished than most people realized. NCAA Champion and Outstanding Wrestler. He would mow the lawn of his parents home in Waterloo, on a 100-degree Iowa summer day with double layers of jogging pants to burn calories. The newspapersthough, focused on Gable's match:Iowa State star suffers mat loss, read the title in a story run by the Associated Press following the match. SECOND PERIOD: Gable chose top to start the second period with the goal of looking for a turn against Owings for back points, but, instead, Owings, escapes and takes a shot for another two-point takedown, extending his lead to 6-2. But Gable made a gritty comeback, as his fans expected him to, late in the match. Now nearly 70 but still strong as an ox, Owings is not one to use a blackboard to teach his wrestlers how to do a takedown. Now why on earth would they want that? Diane asked. I remember asking him what he did in Colorado. Owings, who said, "I did not really realize the scope of what I accomplished," never again won the championship, losing in the NCAA finals his final two years. Looks like Owings wrestled at 142 the entire season. He played college basketball for Yavapai College and Oral Roberts University . They were on their first date when Owings asked if she was into sports. Grant won in '69 @ 145 and again in '70 @ 150. I was like, Who would say that?, Where are they now: Catching up with Chamique Holdsclaw, The wrestler was an unknown coming off a 30-1 season at Washington, a reserved 19-year-old who didnt appreciate anyone who suggested that any result on the mat was a foregone conclusion. In his final meeting, he sat face to face with Karl Rove, who made the mistake of saying something to the effect of, Youll do what we tell you to do. 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