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Shanaman Sports Museum

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Uniform

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2005.20.1

Description

Wrestler Larry Gotcher wore this Team USA red, white and blue singlet in the World University Games in Palermo, Sicily. Gotcher’s prep career included 92 wins, just two losses and one tie while at Spanaway Lake High School. It was during his teens years Gotcher climbed to the top of his class to win a regional Olympic Trial (Rocky Mountain) as a 16-year-old in 1984. At the time the minimum age allowed to compete was 18 and Gotcher had to receive special permission to wrestle against grown men. Gotcher capped his senior season with a 25-0 record, including 23 pins, and won a state title. Gotcher earned All-American status in 1984-85 and a National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee in 1985. Gotcher went on to win a junior national title, earned All-America and Academic All-America honors at the University of Michigan.

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Gotcher, Larry

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Palermo, Sicily

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University of Michigan