NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1959 NCAA Championships

147 lb

Champion Ron Gray, Iowa State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Ron GrayISU
  2. 2Jerry FrudeWYO
  3. 3Bobby WilsonOKST
  4. 4Bob BubbPITT

Championship

Round of 32 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Berry (4), Washington State over Bob Tallman, Nebraska Omaha — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Bill Peterson, Cornell College (IA) over Jim Hoppel (6), Bowling Green (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Bob Bubb, Pittsburgh (PA) over Jerry Huffman, Rochester Tech (NY) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  4. Bobby Wilson (2), Oklahoma State over Chuck Patten, Northern Iowa — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  5. Harold Thompson, Nebraska over Don Mall, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. Jerry Frude, Wyoming over Sam Minor, Penn State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  7. John Noble III, Harvard (MA) over Brian Kenyon, Iowa — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  8. Ron Gray (1), Iowa State over Ralph Clark, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Berry (4), Washington State over Barney Bates, Colorado — Dflt · View bout
  2. Bill Peterson, Cornell College (IA) over Clair 'Dee' Gard, Kansas State — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  3. Bob Bubb, Pittsburgh (PA) over Bob Pac (5), Lycoming (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Bobby Wilson (2), Oklahoma State over John Driscoll, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  5. Gary Riter, Colorado State over Harold Thompson, Nebraska — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  6. Jerry Frude, Wyoming over Jim Innis (3), Wisconsin — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  7. Ron Gray (1), Iowa State over Neil DeLozier, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  8. Werner Holzer, Illinois over John Noble III, Harvard (MA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Bubb, Pittsburgh (PA) over Bill Berry (4), Washington State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  2. Bobby Wilson (2), Oklahoma State over Gary Riter, Colorado State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Jerry Frude, Wyoming over Bill Peterson, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Ron Gray (1), Iowa State over Werner Holzer, Illinois — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jerry Frude, Wyoming over Bobby Wilson (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  2. Ron Gray (1), Iowa State over Bob Bubb, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Ron Gray (1), Iowa State over Jerry Frude, Wyoming — Dec 9–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. Ralph Clark, Lock Haven (PA) over Neil DeLozier, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Sam Minor, Penn State over Jim Innis (3), Wisconsin — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Ralph Clark, Lock Haven (PA) over Werner Holzer, Illinois — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Sam Minor, Penn State over Bill Peterson, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Bubb, Pittsburgh (PA) over Ralph Clark, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Bobby Wilson (2), Oklahoma State over Sam Minor, Penn State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bobby Wilson (2), Oklahoma State over Bob Bubb, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.