Nearly six years ago, there was one guy that everyone in the amateur wrestling world was talking about…
Brock Lesnar.
He created an impression for the way he looked… and the way he wrestled.
You couldn’t help but notice his physique. This was NOT a Teletubbie heavyweight (you know — some big guys are more round than anything else). Lesnar’s tale of tape: 6′ 4 “tall… 56 “chest… 20 “neck… 36 “waist. Even Dan Gable weighed in. At an IPTV College Wrestling broadcast, the legendary wrestler/coach said something to the effect of, “When he strips off his warm-ups, he turns more heads than Cindy Crawford in a thong.”
Lesnar also got noticed for his tough, take-no-prisoners wrestling style. In his two years at Minnesota, he lost only one regular-season match each year… a record that instantly propelled him to the top of the collegiate ranks.
Lesnar built a mat resume as impressive as his musculature. He was a 1998 National Junior College champion. A two-time NCAA Division I All-American. And… NCAA heavyweight champ in 2000.
And now he’s featured at NCAA Heavyweight Champs, the Yahoo group that honors the very best of the big men in college wrestling.
Here’s what you’ll find on Lesnar…
PHOTOS: You’ll see nearly five dozen photos of Brock Lesnar in three separate galleries: College… Pro… and Off The Mat. The College gallery alone has three dozen pics, a blend of tremendous action shots and great posed photos. (I’ve attached a photo of Brock pinning Bandele Adiniyi-Bada of University of Pennsylvania in the semifinals of the 2000 NCAAs) photo
LINKS: To see the NCAA brackets for the two years Lesnar wrestled for the Univ of Minnesota — 1999 and 2000 — click here:
NOT A MEMBER? It’s easy to join. Just visit the homepage: http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/NCAA_Heavyweight_Champs/
Happy New Year!
Mark
Moderator, NCAA Heavyweight Champs
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