26th NCAA Wrestling Tournament At Oklahoma State 1956 Team Champion Outstanding Wrestler Oklahoma State - 65 Points Dan Hodge - Oklahoma Top Ten Team Scores Number of Individual Champs in parentheses. 1 Oklahoma State 65 (1) 2 Oklahoma 62 (2) 3 Pittsburgh 51 (2) 4 Iowa 43 (2) 5 Penn State 27 6 Lehigh 25 (1) 7 Colorado State 24 8 Michigan State 20 (1) 8 Illinois 20 (1) 10 Purdue 13 Champions and Place Winners Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded. 115 1st: Terry McCann [1] - Iowa (6-0) 2nd: Bill Hulings [3] - Pittsburgh 3rd: Dick Delgado [5] - Oklahoma (7-2) 4th: Dave Bowlin [2] - Oklahoma State 123 1st: Ed Peery [1] - Pittsburgh (7-5) 2nd: Harmon Leslie [6] - Oklahoma State 3rd: Vernon Whitney [3] - Purdue (1-0) 4th: Don Stroud [4] - Michigan State 130 1st: Myron Roderick [1] - Oklahoma State (9-4) 2nd: Bobby Lyons [2] - Oklahoma 3rd: Vic DeFelice [5] - Pittsburgh (3-2) 4th: Frank Hirt [US] - Michigan 137 1st: Jim Sinadinos [1] - Michigan State (4-3) 2nd: Ron Day [US] - Colorado State 3rd: John Pepe [5] - Penn State (6-3) 4th: Joe Gratto [2] - Lehigh 147 1st: Eddie Eichelberger [1] - Lehigh (6-2) 2nd: Dave Adams [3] - Penn State 3rd: Dick Heaton [US] - Northern Iowa (9-4) 4th: Paul Weinhold [US] - Colorado State 157 1st: Larry TenPas [3] - Illinois (4-3) 2nd: Doug Blubaugh [4] - Oklahoma State 3rd: Jerry Bross [US] - Oklahoma (2-0) 4th: LaRue Dillon [US] - Lafayette 167 1st: Ed DeWitt [2] - Pittsburgh (5-4) 2nd: Fred Davis [1] - Oklahoma State 3rd: Harlan Jenkinson [3] - Iowa (5-0) 4th: Jim Ellis [US] - Indiana 177 1st: Dan Hodge [1] - Oklahoma (WBF 1:37) 2nd: Roy Minter [2] - Minnesota State 3rd: Gary Kurdelmeier [4] - Iowa (6-1) 4th: Edward Zabrycki [US] - Navy 191 1st: Ken Leuer [1] - Iowa (5-3) 2nd: Jim Gregson [2] - Oklahoma State 3rd: Ron Schirf [6] - Pittsburgh (4-3) 4th: Ahmet Senol [US] - Purdue UNL 1st: Gordon Roesler [US] - Oklahoma (4-4 RD) 2nd: Bob Konovsky [2] - Wisconsin 3rd: Bill Oberly [1] - Penn State (2-0) 4th: Willis Holland [3] - Colorado State
Edward Amerantes, Springfield [4] 1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 1 of 20 Phil Martinez, Colorado State Edward Amerantes Fall 2:30 115 Weight Class Dick Delgado, Oklahoma [5] Dick Delgado Fall 4:45 Ray Bergfield, SIU-Carbondale Dick Delgado 8-1 Terry McCann 6-1 Terry McCann, Iowa [1] Roy Schlesser, Oregon Terry McCann 6-0 Charles Prunty, Minnesota Terry McCann 6-0 Alvaro Ciachar, Texas A & M Charles Prunty Fall 5:24 Dave Bowlin, Oklahoma State [2] Terry McCann 6-0 John Lanning, Cornell Iowa Dave Bowlin 8-4 John McHugh, Maryland Dave Bowlin 2-1 Bob Downey, Minnesota State John McHugh 4-0 Bill Hulings 4-3 Dave Moore, Illinois Manuel Pihakis, Indiana [6] Dave Moore Fall 1:51 Bill Hulings, Pittsburgh [3] Bill Hulings 4-1 Dave Wall, North Carolina Bill Hulings Fall 1:30
1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 2 of 20 115 Consolation Bracket Schlesser, Oregon Schlesser Schlesser 1-1 RD Prunty, Minnesota Delgado 10-6 Delgado, Oklahoma Wall, North Carolina Wall Moore Fall 2:34 Moore, Illinois Bowlin 4-1 Bowlin, Oklahoma State Third Place: Dick Delgado, Oklahoma 7-2 Fourth Place: Dave Bowlin, Oklahoma State
Don Stroud, Michigan State [4] 1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 3 of 20 Don Stroud 123 Weight Class Dick Govig, Iowa [5] Don Stroud 2-0 Ed Corr, Oklahoma Dick Govig 5-3 Ed Peery 2-0 Ed Anderson, Minnesota George Mandel, Lock Haven Ed Anderson 11-9 Ed Peery, Pittsburgh [1] Ed Peery 3-2 Bob Kennedy, Oregon State Ed Peery 9-0 Sid Nodland, Penn State [2] Ed Peery 7-5 Bill Hayden, Colorado Sid Nodland 5-4 Robert Royce, Wyoming Robert Royce 6-1 Daniel Deppe, Michigan Robert Royce 7-5 Harmon Leslie 10-4 Vernon Whitney, Purdue [3] Bob Thornton, North Carolina Vernon Whitney Fall 2:07 Harmon Leslie, Oklahoma State [6] Harmon Leslie 7-4 Harmon Leslie
1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 4 of 20 123 Consolation Bracket Kennedy, Oregon State Kennedy Anderson 8-0 Anderson, Minnesota Stroud 5-5 RD Stroud, Michigan State Whitney Whitney, Purdue Whitney 5-0 Royce, Wyoming Third Place: Vernon Whitney, Purdue 1-0 Fourth Place: Don Stroud, Michigan State
1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 5 of 20 Joe Alissi, Springfield [4] Ray Napoli, Ohio University Vic DeFelice, Pittsburgh [5] Ed Weatherly, Maryland Myron Roderick, Oklahoma State [1] Earle Edwards, Wisconsin Alfred Carson, Virginia Tech Les Turner, Lock Haven Don Burchard, Texas A & M Joe Alissi Ray Napoli Vic DeFelice Ed Weatherly Myron Roderick Earle Edwards Alfred Carson RD Don Burchard Joe Alissi 7-0 Vic DeFelice 8-4 Myron Roderick 11-2 Alfred Carson Fall 4:35 Vic DeFelice 10-6 Myron Roderick Fall 2:44 130 Weight Class Myron Roderick 6-1 Bobby Lyons, Oklahoma [2] Jim Bodenhamer, San Diego State Alvin Taylor, CCNY Frank Hirt, Michigan Kent Townley, Iowa State Jerry Hoke, Michigan State John Johnston, Penn State [3] Bob Mancuso, Kansas State [6] John Vovos, Northern Iowa Bobby Lyons 10-4 Alvin Taylor Frank Hirt Kent Townley Jerry Hoke John Johnston Bob Mancuso John Vovos Bobby Lyons 9-4 Frank Hirt 5-0 Jerry Hoke 5-3 Bob Mancuso Fall 2:59 Bobby Lyons 3-2 Jerry Hoke 1-1 RD Myron Roderick 9-4 Bobby Lyons 3-2
1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 6 of 20 130 Consolation Bracket Edwards, Wisconsin Edwards Edwards 6-5 Carson, Virginia Tech DeFelice 2-0 DeFelice, Pittsburgh Bodenhamer, San Diego State Bodenhamer 10-4 Taylor, CCNY Hirt 5-0 Hirt, Michigan Hirt 3-2 Hoke, Michigan State Third Place: Vic DeFelice, Pittsburgh 3-2 Fourth Place: Frank Hirt, Michigan
1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 7 of 20 John Pepe, Penn State [5] Simon Roberts, Iowa Bob Majors, Cornell Iowa Tom Nevits, Ohio University Bill Muther, Illinois [4] Dean Corner, Iowa State Dave Newland, Oregon Don Hart, Oklahoma Bob Bubb, Pittsburgh Jim Sinadinos, Michigan State [1] Ron McIntyre, Lock Haven Marvin Everest, Kansas State John Pepe Simon Roberts 2-1 Tom Nevits Bill Muther 8-6 Dave Newland Don Hart 7-4 Jim Sinadinos Ron McIntyre Fall 2:26 John Pepe 2-2 RD Bill Muther 8-1 Don Hart 5-2 Jim Sinadinos 7-5 John Pepe 7-1 Jim Sinadinos 19-15 137 Weight Class Jim Sinadinos 8-4 Armand Taylor, Virginia Tech Charles Schoenfeld, Texas A & M Ron Day, Colorado State Jerry Ogurkis, Maryland Lester Kroeger, Northern Colorado Joe Gratto, Lehigh [2] Stan Wintermote, Wyoming [6] David Simmons, Oklahoma State Jim Stevens, New Mexico Art Keith, Oregon State [3] Joe Langton, Navy Armand Taylor Fall 5:30 Ron Day Jerry Ogurkis 7-2 Joe Gratto Stan Wintermote 8-2 Jim Stevens Art Keith Joe Langton Ron Day 8-5 Joe Gratto DFT 4:15 Stan Wintermote 5-0 Art Keith 9-5 Ron Day 7-4 Stan Wintermote 20-13 Jim Sinadinos 4-3 Ron Day 3-2
1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 8 of 20 137 Consolation Bracket McIntyre, Lock Haven McIntyre Hart 10-8 Hart, Oklahoma Pepe 6-3 Pepe, Penn State Taylor, Virginia Tech Taylor Gratto Fall 3:05 Gratto, Lehigh Gratto 5-4 Wintermote, Wyoming Third Place: John Pepe, Penn State 6-3 Fourth Place: Joe Gratto, Lehigh
1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 9 of 20 Marvin Vandevender, Virginia Tech [4] Wilbur Derby, Colorado Ralph Hutchinson, Lafayette Dale Ketelsen, Iowa State Roland Alexander, Kansas State [5] Bob Bormuth, Wyoming Bob Richardson, Pittsburgh Eddie Eichelberger, Lehigh [1] S.P. Jones, Virginia Military Dick Heaton, Northern Iowa Bob DeFelice, Ohio State Forbes Anderson, San Diego State Marvin Vandevender Wilbur Derby 7-1 Dale Ketelsen Roland Alexander 6-2 Bob Richardson Eddie Eichelberger Fall 2:36 Dick Heaton Bob DeFelice 9-2 Wilbur Derby 7-4 Roland Alexander 3-1 Eddie Eichelberger Fall 7:56 Dick Heaton 7-4 Wilbur Derby 9-5 Eddie Eichelberger Fall 2:29 147 Weight Class Eddie Eichelberger 9-5 Don Studebaker, Oklahoma Jack Anderson, Minnesota State Paul Weinhold, Colorado State Lloyd Corwin, Cornell Iowa [2] Dick Gunner, Michigan State Lawrence Marr, Navy Hansley, Texas A & M Claudell Wright, Oklahoma State [6] Paul Tapis, New Mexico John Sforzo, Ohio University Gary Mayer, Iowa Dave Adams, Penn State [3] Don Studebaker 11-8 Paul Weinhold Lloyd Corwin 7-1 Lawrence Marr Claudell Wright Fall 1:35 Paul Tapis John Sforzo 8-2 Dave Adams Paul Weinhold 6-4 Lloyd Corwin 6-3 Claudell Wright 9-5 Dave Adams 7-4 Paul Weinhold 7-4 Dave Adams 5-2 Eddie Eichelberger 6-2 Dave Adams Fall 5:30
1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 10 of 20 147 Consolation Bracket Jones, Virginia Military Jones 3-2 Richardson, Pittsburgh Heaton 6-0 Heaton, Northern Iowa Heaton Fall 5:01 Derby, Colorado Sforzo, Ohio University Sforzo Sforzo Med FFT Wright, Oklahoma State Weinhold 9-5 Weinhold, Colorado State Third Place: Dick Heaton, Northern Iowa 9-4 Fourth Place: Paul Weinhold, Colorado State
Doug Blubaugh, Oklahoma State [4] 1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 11 of 20 LaRue Dillon, Lafayette Doug Blubaugh 6-0 157 Weight Class Bob Formanek, Iowa State [5] Doug Blubaugh 6-1 Joe Humphreys, Penn State Bob Formanek 5-2 Doug Blubaugh DFT Mike Rodriguez, Michigan [1] Andy Castigliojne, San Diego State Mike Rodriguez Fall 8:05 James Bose, Indiana Mike Rodriguez Fall 4:09 Ron Teuber, Colorado James Bose 8-3 John Winder, Iowa Larry TenPas 4-3 Dave Johnson, Pittsburgh [2] John Winder 2-2 RD Jerry Bross, Oklahoma Jerry Bross 5-2 Drayton Praed, Purdue Jerry Bross 3-0 Larry TenPas 5-2 Larry TenPas, Illinois [3] Steve Rudo, Ohio University Larry TenPas Fall 4:40 Ron Ericson, Colorado State [6] Larry TenPas 4-1 Dale Blume, Kansas State Ron Ericson 5-1
1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 12 of 20 157 Consolation Bracket Dillon, Lafayette Dillon Dillon FFT Formanek, Iowa State Dillon Med FFT Rodriguez, Michigan Rudo, Ohio University Rudo Ericson 3-2 Ericson, Colorado State Bross 2-1 Bross, Oklahoma Third Place: Jerry Bross, Oklahoma 2-0 Fourth Place: LaRue Dillon, Lafayette
1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 13 of 20 Jack Gaskill, Colorado State Bill White, Syracuse [5] Jack Marchello, Michigan [4] Art Tranakos, University of the South Fred Davis, Oklahoma State [1] John Anderson, Cornell Iowa Jim Ellis, Indiana Frank Powell, Iowa State John Wright, Virginia Tech Jack Gaskill Bill White Jack Marchello Art Tranakos Fred Davis John Anderson Jim Ellis 7-1 John Wright Jack Gaskill 3-2 Jack Marchello 10-4 Fred Davis 9-2 Jim Ellis 8-2 Jack Marchello 2-0 Fred Davis 9-6 167 Weight Class Fred Davis 8-5 Ed DeWitt, Pittsburgh [2] Ken Salyer, Northern Iowa Jesse Stokes, Wyoming Richard Lee, SUNY-Cortland Harlan Jenkinson, Iowa [3] Ohil Skattum, Luther Rex Edgar, Oklahoma Peter Damone, Hofstra [6] Ed DeWitt Ken Salyer Jesse Stokes Richard Lee Harlan Jenkinson Ohil Skattum Rex Edgar Peter Damone Ed DeWitt 11-5 Jesse Stokes Fall 7:44 Harlan Jenkinson 3-0 Rex Edgar 6-3 Ed DeWitt 13-2 Harlan Jenkinson 8-4 Ed DeWitt 5-4 Ed DeWitt 5-0
1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 14 of 20 167 Consolation Bracket Anderson, Cornell Iowa Anderson Ellis 6-2 Ellis, Indiana Ellis 7-0 Marchello, Michigan Salyer, Northern Iowa Salyer Salyer Fall 3:41 Stokes, Wyoming Jenkinson 6-2 Jenkinson, Iowa Third Place: Harlan Jenkinson, Iowa 5-0 Fourth Place: Jim Ellis, Indiana
1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 15 of 20 Dick Bonacci, Toledo [5] Dick Formanek, Northern Iowa Gary Kurdelmeier, Iowa [4] Gene Frank, Iowa State Dan Hodge, Oklahoma [1] Jerry Onan, Cornell Iowa Ron Flemming, Franklin & Marshall Harold Brownstein, Illinois Ken Jones, Texas A & M Dick Bonacci Dick Formanek Gary Kurdelmeier Gene Frank Dan Hodge Jerry Onan Ron Flemming 3-2 Ken Jones Dick Bonacci 7-5 Gary Kurdelmeier 6-1 Dan Hodge Fall 1:15 Ron Flemming Fall 2:31 Gary Kurdelmeier 6-1 Dan Hodge Fall 4:05 177 Weight Class Dan Hodge Fall 4:35 Gilbert Masec, Purdue Ralph Staley, Lewis & Clark Roy Minter, Minnesota State [2] Edward Zabrycki, Navy Gary Haller, Kansas State Joe Krufka, Penn State [3] Bill Smoot, Oklahoma State Dan Huff, Pittsburgh [6] Gilbert Masec Ralph Staley Roy Minter Edward Zabrycki Gary Haller Joe Krufka Bill Smoot Dan Huff Gilbert Masec 9-8 Roy Minter 9-4 Gary Haller 4-4 RD Bill Smoot 8-5 Roy Minter 6-2 Bill Smoot 3-2 Dan Hodge Fall 1:37 Roy Minter 6-3
1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 16 of 20 177 Consolation Bracket Onan, Cornell Iowa Onan Flemming 5-0 Flemming, Franklin & Marshall Kurdelmeier 2-2 RD Kurdelmeier, Iowa Zabrycki, Navy Zabrycki Zabrycki 4-2 Masec, Purdue Zabrycki 5-0 Smoot, Oklahoma State Third Place: Gary Kurdelmeier, Iowa 6-1 Fourth Place: Edward Zabrycki, Navy
1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 17 of 20 Dave Gallaher, Lehigh [4] Paul Steingruby, SIU-Carbondale Dave Gallaher 13-5 191 Weight Class Ahmet Senol, Purdue Ahmet Senol 10-9 Mike Clock, Lewis & Clark [5] Ahmet Senol 4-3 Ken Leuer 5-0 Don Jensen, Iowa State John Watson, Texas A & M Don Jensen Fall 2:52 Ken Leuer, Iowa [1] Ken Leuer 8-2 Bob Marshall, Colorado State Ken Leuer 5-0 Elwood Reese, Lock Haven Ken Leuer 5-3 Don Cassidy, Grinnell Elwood Reese 6-1 Jim Gregson, Oklahoma State [2] Jim Gregson 6-0 Ken Maidlow, Michigan State Jim Gregson 10-7 Jim Gregson 3-1 Ron Schirf, Pittsburgh [6] Jim Coln, Oklahoma Ron Schirf 5-2 Richard Anthony, Indiana [3] Ron Schirf 4-3 Richard Anthony
1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 18 of 20 191 Consolation Bracket Marshall, Colorado State Marshall Jensen 3-0 Jensen, Iowa State Senol 10-0 Senol, Purdue Maidlow, Michigan State Maidlow Maidlow 3-0 Reese, Lock Haven Schirf RD Schirf, Pittsburgh Third Place: Ron Schirf, Pittsburgh 4-3 Fourth Place: Ahmet Senol, Purdue
1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 19 of 20 Mike Sandusky, Maryland [4] Dan Wisniewski, Pittsburgh Don Durham, Coast Guard [5] Ed Hayes, SIU-Carbondale Denny Krick, Indiana Don Sayenga, Lafayette Gordon Roesler, Oklahoma Barron Bremner, Iowa Bill Oberly, Penn State [1] Mike Sandusky Dan Wisniewski Don Durham Ed Hayes Denny Krick Don Sayenga Gordon Roesler 9-3 Bill Oberly Mike Sandusky Fall 7:46 Don Durham Fall 8:56 Denny Krick 8-2 Gordon Roesler 8-6 Mike Sandusky Fall 0:52 Gordon Roesler 14-11 UNL Weight Class Gordon Roesler 1-1 RD Bob Konovsky, Wisconsin [2] Mel Walden, Iowa State Les Nader, Kent State Richard Lasse, Syracuse Jerry Budzik, Oklahoma State George Meyers, Oregon State [6] Willis Holland, Colorado State [3] Carlton Hazelwood, Texas A & M Bob Konovsky Mel Walden Les Nader Richard Lasse Jerry Budzik George Meyers Willis Holland Carlton Hazelwood Bob Konovsky 4-0 Les Nader 2-1 Jerry Budzik 5-4 Willis Holland Fall 1:57 Bob Konovsky Fall 8:31 Willis Holland 3-1 Gordon Roesler 4-4 RD Bob Konovsky 3-1
1956 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 20 of 20 UNL Consolation Bracket Bremner, Iowa Oberly Fall 1:51 Oberly, Penn State Oberly 8-2 Krick, Indiana Oberly 3-0 Sandusky, Maryland Walden, Iowa State Walden Nader 2-1 Nader, Kent State Holland 7-0 Holland, Colorado State Third Place: Bill Oberly, Penn State 2-0 Fourth Place: Willis Holland, Colorado State