Friendship By Accident

[Lambertt]

Short story on how I started following Iowa Wrestling. Sitting in the city park one afternoon having lunch and noticed a man and his wife having trouble moving a picnic table. So I decided to help them and the closer I got I noticed they must be Iowa Wrestling fans. They were wearing Hawkeye caps, sweatshirts, and had a Hawkeye cooler and cups all pertaining to Hawkeye Wrestling. Well I found out they were from Cresco, Iowa and they were attending a wedding. From there our friendship grew. A month later I received a package with a Hawkeye cap, sweatshirt, stocking cap, and key chain. In return I sent them a package full of Lehigh apparel. Still keep in touch. Wonderful people.

 

[SJP80]

Short story on how I started following Iowa Wrestling. Sitting in the city park one afternoon having lunch and noticed a man and his wife having trouble moving a picnic table. So I decided to help them and the closer I got I noticed they must be Iowa Wrestling fans. They were wearing Hawkeye caps, sweatshirts, and had a Hawkeye cooler and cups all pertaining to Hawkeye Wrestling. Well I found out they were from Cresco, Iowa and they were attending a wedding. From there our friendship grew. A month later I received a package with a Hawkeye cap, sweatshirt, stocking cap, and key chain. In return I sent them a package full of Lehigh apparel. Still keep in touch. Wonderful people.

OMG.....his name wasn't Ironbird was it??????

 

[bnicolls]

Short story on how I started following Iowa Wrestling. Sitting in the city park one afternoon having lunch and noticed a man and his wife having trouble moving a picnic table. So I decided to help them and the closer I got I noticed they must be Iowa Wrestling fans. They were wearing Hawkeye caps, sweatshirts, and had a Hawkeye cooler and cups all pertaining to Hawkeye Wrestling. Well I found out they were from Cresco, Iowa and they were attending a wedding. From there our friendship grew. A month later I received a package with a Hawkeye cap, sweatshirt, stocking cap, and key chain. In return I sent them a package full of Lehigh apparel. Still keep in touch. Wonderful people.

Are you a Lehigh grad? My cousins grandson is now their Heavy. Good kid who lost his Dad 10-12 years ago.

 

[Lambertt]

Are you a Lehigh grad? My cousins grandson is now their Heavy. Good kid who lost his Dad 10-12 years ago.

Not a grad. Just a cabinet maker, decks, and home repair. Couple friends are Lehigh grads.

 

[sweatybetty]

Short story on how I started following Iowa Wrestling. Sitting in the city park one afternoon having lunch and noticed a man and his wife having trouble moving a picnic table. So I decided to help them and the closer I got I noticed they must be Iowa Wrestling fans. They were wearing Hawkeye caps, sweatshirts, and had a Hawkeye cooler and cups all pertaining to Hawkeye Wrestling. Well I found out they were from Cresco, Iowa and they were attending a wedding. From there our friendship grew. A month later I received a package with a Hawkeye cap, sweatshirt, stocking cap, and key chain. In return I sent them a package full of Lehigh apparel. Still keep in touch. Wonderful people.

Cresco Iowa. Home of the late, great Dr. Harold Nichols, and wrestling star Danny Waid.

 

[BulldogBailey]

Cresco Iowa. Home of the late, great Dr. Harold Nichols, and wrestling star Danny Waid.

Tom Peckham

 

[artradley]

I have a friend in NJ who is a Lehigh alum and big wrestling fan. I went to a couple meets with him. They have a great facility for meets and get some nice crowds. Also good sports bars to grab a meal afterwards!

 

[The-Dude-Abides]

Also Gary Kurdelmeier. Highly recommend the wrestling museum in Cresco if you've never been.

 

[pablow]

Norman Ernest Borlaug too. Hard to believe such a tiny out-of-the way town could have such an impact.

 

[burk11]

Norman Ernest Borlaug too. Hard to believe such a tiny out-of-the way town could have such an impact.

Great catch 'pablow'. Norman Borlaug, small town rural Iowa.

 

[Gusaford]

Great catch 'pablow'. Norman Borlaug, small town rural Iowa.

From the World Food Prize Foundation website:

Because of his achievements to prevent hunger, famine and misery around the world, it is said that Dr. Borlaug has "saved more lives than any other person who has ever lived."

 

[12tdsaw]

i'd say that's a pretty good legacy.