Bill Nelson
Archive-scoped NCAA championship results from 1947 to 1950. These are tournament records, not a complete college-career record.
4tournaments
15recorded wins
2recorded losses
3individual titles
6recorded falls
NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Northern Iowa | 155 | No. 1 | 1st | 5–0 | 5 bouts |
| 1949 | Northern Iowa | 155 | No. 1 | 1st | 5–0 | 5 bouts |
| 1948 | Northern Iowa | 160 | None recorded | Lost round 4 | 2–2 | 4 bouts |
| 1947 | Northern Iowa | 165 | No. 4 | 1st | 3–0 | 3 bouts |
Individual championship awards
| Year | Weight | Program | Evidence | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 165 | Northern Iowa | Source final | Recorded final |
| 1949 | 155 | Northern Iowa | Source final | Recorded final |
| 1950 | 155 | Northern Iowa | Source final | Recorded final |
Recorded match history · 17 bouts
Sorted by tournament year and documented round order. Match IDs are never used to infer chronology.
| Weight | Stage | Result | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Score | Method | Match link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | ||||||||
| 155 | Round of 32 | W | Phil Kemp · North Carolina | No. 1 | 0 · recorded zero | 6–0 | Dec | Open |
| 155 | Round of 16 | W | Byron Todd · Oklahoma State | No. 1 | 0 · recorded zero | Not applicable | Fall 5:13 | Open |
| 155 | Quarterfinal | W | Kent Lange · Cornell College (IA) | No. 1 | 0 · recorded zero | 4–0 | Dec | Open |
| 155 | Semifinal | W | Bob Dwyer · Illinois | No. 1 | 0 · recorded zero | 10–0 | Dec | Open |
| 155 | Final | W | Ken Hunte · Syracuse (NY) | No. 1 | No. 2 | 8–1 | Dec | Open |
| 1949 | ||||||||
| 155 | Round of 32 | W | William Cowling Jr. · San Diego State (CA) | No. 1 | 0 · recorded zero | Not applicable | Fall 5:47 | Open |
| 155 | Round of 16 | W | Dale Federer · Wyoming | No. 1 | 0 · recorded zero | Not applicable | Fall 4:28 | Open |
| 155 | Quarterfinal | W | Peter Willson · Wheaton (IL) | No. 1 | 0 · recorded zero | 8–3 | Dec | Open |
| 155 | Semifinal | W | Don Mullison · Colorado State | No. 1 | No. 4 | 3–0 | Dec | Open |
| 155 | Final | W | Ken Hunte · Syracuse (NY) | No. 1 | No. 3 | 3–0 | Dec | Open |
| 1948 | ||||||||
| 160 | Round 1 | L | Gale Mikles · Michigan State | 0 · recorded zero | 0 · recorded zero | Not recorded | Dec | Open |
| 160 | Round 2 | W | James Mullins · Bucknell (PA) | 0 · recorded zero | 0 · recorded zero | Not applicable | Fall 2:33 | Open |
| 160 | Round 3 | W | Eric Erikson · Lehigh (PA) | 0 · recorded zero | 0 · recorded zero | Not applicable | Fall 7:45 | Open |
| 160 | Round 4 | L | Don Mullison · Colorado State | 0 · recorded zero | 0 · recorded zero | Not applicable | MFF | Open |
| 1947 | ||||||||
| 165 | Quarterfinal | W | James Clagett · Iowa State | No. 4 | 0 · recorded zero | 9–3 | Dec | Open |
| 165 | Semifinal | W | David Shapiro · Illinois | No. 4 | No. 1 | 6–5 | Dec | Open |
| 165 | Final | W | Jim Eagleton Sr. · Oklahoma | No. 4 | No. 2 | Not applicable | Fall 7:36 | Open |