The legend of Randy lives on and on..

Click here to read a thread about The great One at Hawkeye Nation. Here's an excerpt:

"Posted: 4/20/2008 11:06 AM
Re: Randy Lewis' gold medal match


Thanks GG, this was fun to watch. Reminds me of one of my favorite Randy Lewis memories. Any or all of this recollection could be inaccurate given the fog of the years, but I have a vivid memory of watching Lewis wrestle a match in the Big Ten Tournament in Iowa City. I believe he was wrestling a kid from Illinois. Early in the match Lewis stuck his leg out inviting a leg shot from the opponent, the kid took the leg and Lewis pounded him, probably for back points in addition to a takedown. Later on the feet again, Lewis baits him with the leg again, the kid shoots again and promptly gets pounded again. Still later, on the feet again, Lewis sticks his leg out again, and the kid TAKES A BIG STEP BACKWARDS. It was hilarious and my friends and I laughed our a$$es off."



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Randy discusses Dan Gable

Young Randy grew up in South Dakota, went on to attend the University of Iowa, and later traveled the world as part of the US wrestling team. Now he resides in parts unknown and delights wrestling fans everywhere with his sporadic contributions to various blogs, discussion forums, and websites all over the Net. Click here to read Randy's words about legendary wrestling coach Dan Gable.



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Randy Lewis in Sports Illustrated

Click here to read a 1989 Sports Illustrated article about the U.S. wrestling team's defeat of the Soviets for the first time in 17 years.

"The Americans didn't beat cream puffs. The Soviet squad included four 1988 Olympic gold medal winners, plus a silver medalist and a bronze medalist. "Soviet wrestlers like to come out and get a handful of points and then just hang on," says Douglas. "But here they were running out of gas at about the four-minute mark." Indeed, two U.S. wrestlers, former Iowa Hawkeyes Randy Lewis and Rico Chiapparelli, pulled out wins in the final seconds of their matches."



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