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Glen Brand Iowa Hall of Fame
Class of 2003

Twenty-nine of the greatest figures in Iowa wrestling history were inducted into the new Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa on March 2-3.

The inductee list includes all 12 Iowa wrestlers who won four state championships in high school, all 13 wrestlers who won either an Olympic or World title, and four special contributors.

"This is a very exciting day in the history of Iowa wrestling," said Rod Brown before the event. "This first year, we will be honoring the most successful wrestlers in the state's long and illustrious past on the high school and international levels. Next year, the inductions will focus on the college level."
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The four special contributors are:

  • Warren DePrenger, a native of Newton, is the owner of MATMAN, one of the nation's largest suppliers of wrestling equipment. He has been a major supporter of wrestling for four decades, and has made tremendous contributions to the museum, He won four conference championships while wrestling at Cornell College in the 1950s. He and his wife, Jayne, live in Tacoma, WA

  • Mike McCready, a native of Dubuque, won a total of 15 national titles, more than any other Iowan ever. He was the head coach at Upper Iowa University for many years, dying of a heart attack in the wrestling office on Dec. 16, 1999. McCready won an NCAA title for UNI in 1972, and was also Pan-American Games champion in 1977. His 15 national titles is second most on the all-time national list

  • Sandy Stevens, a native of Cedar Rapids, is one of the world's top wrestling announcers. She has worked at 19 NCAA tournaments, two Olympics, several World Championships, 30 Junior National Championships, and hundreds of state and regional tournaments around the nation

  • Dr. Norman Borlaug, a native of Cresco won the Nobel Peach Prize in 1970 for his research in new types of wheat for feeding masses of people. He was an outstanding wrestler at Cresco High School, finishing second in the state meet in 1934

2002's inductions were divided into two separate days. The 12 high school stars were inducted on Saturday at 1 p.m., with a reception that followed. The Olympic and/or World champions were inducted Sunday at 1 p.m., with a reception following.

The new hall of fame is named for Glen Brand, one of the greatest wrestlers in Iowa history. A graduate of Clarion High School, he was NCAA champion for Iowa State at 174 pounds in 1948, and won a gold medal in the Olympic Games of 1948, in London. He graduated from Iowa State with a degree in engineering and owns an engineering company in Omaha.

"Glen has been a huge success in every field he has ventured into," said Mike Chapman, executive director of the International Wrestling Institute and Museum. "We are delighted and proud to honor him by naming the hall of fame for him. He is a superb role model for all student athletes. He achieved at the highest level in athletics, and in the business world, and has been very generous in his support of wrestling down through the years."

Glen Brand will be one of those inducted into the hall of fame on Sunday.

A breakdown of the inductees is as follows:
Iowa's four-time state champions, in chronological order, with senior year listed, are:

Olympic and/or World champions from Iowa, or who attended Iowa colleges:

  • Allie Morrison, 1928 Olympics, Marshalltown native
  • Glen Brand, 1948 Olympics, Clarion and Iowa State University
  • Bill Smith, 1952 Olympics, Council Bluffs and Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI)
  • Terry McCann, 1960 Olympics, University of Iowa
  • Dan Gable, 1971 Worlds and 1972 Olympics, Waterloo and Iowa State University
  • Ben Peterson, 1972 Olympics, Iowa State University
  • Chris Campbell, 1981 Worlds, University of Iowa
  • Randy Lewis, 1984 Olympics, University of Iowa
  • Ed Banach, 1984 Olympics, University of Iowa
  • Lou Banach, 1984 Olympics, University of Iowa
  • Kevin Jackson, 1991, 1995 Worlds and 1996 Olympics, Iowa State University
  • Terry Brands, 1993 and 1995 Worlds, Sheldon and University of Iowa
  • Tom Brands, 1993 Worlds and 1996 Olympics, Sheldon and University of Iowa

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