"On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum and can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:00 PM Central time on AM 1650, The Fan. Feel free to e-mail radio@wrestlingmuseum.org with any questions or comments about the show. "On the Mat" is archived on themat.com.
Janesville, Iowa native Tolly Thompson won the NCAA Division I title as a heavyweight for the University of Nebraska in 1995 and was a three-time All-American. Thompson won a World bronze medal in freestyle in 2005 and he is currently an assistant coach at University of Northern Iowa.
Jim Raschke won a Nebraska high school state title at heavyweight in the late 1950s and went on to the University of Nebraska where he was a Big 8 champion. Raschke won a World bronze medal in 1963 in Greco-Roman and is well known for his success in professional wrestling as Baron von Raschke.
Thompson and Raschke will be participating in the 12th Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament in Waterloo, Iowa on July 22, one of four events over two days celebrating the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame inductions weekend.
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