1946 NCAA heavyweight champ GEORGE BOLLAS of Ohio State as THE ZEBRA KID, one of his pro wrestling identities
- 1946 NCAA heavyweight champ GEORGE BOLLAS of Ohio State as THE ZEBRA KID, one of his pro wrestling identities
- 1941 NCAA heavyweight champ LEONARD LEVY of the University of Minnesota, ready to wrestle as a pro
- VERNE GAGNE, two-time NCAA champ for Minnesota, as he looked at the peak of his long career in the pro wrestling ring
- Broad-shouldered, barrel-chested DICK HUTTON, three-time NCAA heavyweight champ for Oklahoma State, had an interesting gimmick early in his pro career: Anyone in the audience who could stay in the ring with him for five minutes won $100.
- RAY GUNKEL, wrestling and football star at Purdue University, still looked boyish in this photo from his pro career
- MIKE DiBIASE, a University of Nebraska wrestler, became the patriarch of a famous pro wrestling family that includes stepson Ted "Million Dollar Man" DiBiase and step-grandson Michael DiBiase II.
- "TEXAS" BOB GEIGEL was born in Algona, Iowa and a 1948 NCAA All-American for the University of Iowa
- Before climbing into the pro ring, JOE SCARPELLO was a three-time Nebraska state champ, four-time Big Ten champ, and two-time NCAA champ at 175 pounds for the University of Iowa
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