Dan Gable lost only one wrestling match in college. Who beat him?
Larry Owings beat him 13-9 in his final college match. At Waterloo West High School in Waterloo, IA, Gable went undefeated (64-0) during his three years of varsity wrestling (freshman were not allowed to compete in varsity at that time). In his sophomore year (1964), Gable says he faced his “greatest setback” when his older sister, Diane, was raped and murdered in the Gable family home, while Dan and his parents were on vacation. According to the documentary, “Gable,” Gable said he told his parents, as they were driving home after learning of the murder, that he suspected a neighborhood youth of the crime. The hunch turned out to be right. He has said that the event gave him a singular passion for wrestling, as a way to uplift his shattered family. In his documentary “Gable,” he says “I needed to give them enough entertainment that they didn’t have to look other places.” His training regimen was extremely rigorous and included mowing the lawn while wearing weights. [edit] College years
