I'll continue my effort to focus my threads on only Iowa Hawkeye wrestling and keeping things positive on the board (a nice bonus is that the PSU posters stay away ). We Iowa fans have been so blessed to have a large number of great wrestlers over the past 50 years.
There have been threads similar to this, for example Best All-Time Lineup, but recently I thought about who my favorite Hawkeye wrestlers have been through the years - not necessarily the best/most successful, just my personal favorites. I thought I'd make a Top 3 or 5 list but that's impossible, though I can say that my #1 is Randy Lewis. I ended up with a Top 12 and an additional 12 (in no particular order). I'd love to write commentary on each of my selections, but I'll refrain from boring you.
Top 12
Randy Lewis
Ed Banach
Lou Banach
Lincoln McIlravy
Barry Davis
Mark Ironside
Jim Zalesky
Tom Brands
Terry Brands
Spencer Lee
Austin DeSanto
Alex Marinelli
Second 12
Chuck Yagla
Mike DeAnna
Chris Campbell
Ray Brinzer
Joe Williams
TJ Williams
Chad Zaputil
Jesse Whitmer
Mark Perry
Brent Metcalf
Eric Juergens
Matt McDonough
Who are some of your personal favorites? Feel free to write some commentary - I didn't because my list is so long! Some that don't make my list but I'm sure are on some of your's -- Alger, Zadick, Mena, McGinness, Steiner, Schwab, Mocco or Leuer.
There have been threads similar to this, for example Best All-Time Lineup, but recently I thought about who my favorite Hawkeye wrestlers have been through the years - not necessarily the best/most successful, just my personal favorites. I thought I'd make a Top 3 or 5 list but that's impossible, though I can say that my #1 is Randy Lewis. I ended up with a Top 12 and an additional 12 (in no particular order). I'd love to write commentary on each of my selections, but I'll refrain from boring you.
Top 12
Randy Lewis
Ed Banach
Lou Banach
Lincoln McIlravy
Barry Davis
Mark Ironside
Jim Zalesky
Tom Brands
Terry Brands
Spencer Lee
Austin DeSanto
Alex Marinelli
Second 12
Chuck Yagla
Mike DeAnna
Chris Campbell
Ray Brinzer
Joe Williams
TJ Williams
Chad Zaputil
Jesse Whitmer
Mark Perry
Brent Metcalf
Eric Juergens
Matt McDonough
Who are some of your personal favorites? Feel free to write some commentary - I didn't because my list is so long! Some that don't make my list but I'm sure are on some of your's -- Alger, Zadick, Mena, McGinness, Steiner, Schwab, Mocco or Leuer.