Ponzi Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Five wrestlers have won the Sullivan Award. Can you name them-- no googling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11986 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 totally guessing on some -John Smith, Jordan Burroughs, Kyle Snyder, Bruce Baumgartner, Rulon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Here is a guess Jordan Burroughs, Kyle Snyder, Gable Steveson, Dan Gable, Lee Kemp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle26 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Are we allowed to Google what the Sullivan award is? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 9 minutes ago, Eagle26 said: Are we allowed to Google what the Sullivan award is? most outstanding athlete at NCAA or olympic levels (amateur sports) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponzi Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 2 hours ago, 11986 said: totally guessing on some -John Smith, Jordan Burroughs, Kyle Snyder, Bruce Baumgartner, Rulon? 4 of 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponzi Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 22 minutes ago, Gus said: Here is a guess Jordan Burroughs, Kyle Snyder, Gable Steveson, Dan Gable, Lee Kemp You only got 1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 8 minutes ago, Ponzi said: 4 of 5 Can I swap Cael Sanderson for Bruce Baumgartner? Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerniePragle Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Can I swap Kid Dynamite for just about anybody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponzi Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) Here's the answer: John Smith Baumgartner Rulon Gardner Kyle Snyder Spencer Lee (shared award) To me the big surprise is no Gable and no Cael. But Gable won his gold in the same year as Mark Spitz won seven. Cael won his gold in the year Paul Hamm became the only American man to win the all-around gold in gymnastics. I guess Cael might have-- should have?-- won in 2002 when the prize was taken by Sarah Hughes, who won Olympic gold in figure skating (2002 being an Olympic year winter Olympics). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._Sullivan_Award Edited January 25, 2023 by Ponzi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponzi Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 21 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said: Can I swap Cael Sanderson for Bruce Baumgartner? You can, but do not better. See the answer I just posted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11986 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 so I got 4 out of 5. not bad. only one I was positive on was Smith, somehow that little nugget of info, Smith being the 1st wrestler to get it, stuck in this old brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 10 minutes ago, Ponzi said: Here's the answer: John Smith Baumgartner Rulon Gardner Kyle Snyder Spencer Lee (shared award) To me the big surprise is no Gable and no Cael. But Gable won his gold in the same year as Mark Spitz won seven. Cael won his gold in the year Paul Hamm became the only American man to win the all-around gold in gymnastics. I guess Cael might have-- should have?-- won in 2002 when the prize was taken by Sarah Hughes, who won Olympic gold in figure skating (2002 being an Olympic year winter Olympics). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._Sullivan_Award Swimmers rule. Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerniePragle Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Wrestleknownothing said: Swimmers rule. Nobody more deserving than Janet Evans. She was an absolute machine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadzaev2 Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 17 hours ago, Ponzi said: Here's the answer: John Smith Baumgartner Rulon Gardner Kyle Snyder Spencer Lee (shared award) To me the big surprise is no Gable and no Cael. But Gable won his gold in the same year as Mark Spitz won seven. Cael won his gold in the year Paul Hamm became the only American man to win the all-around gold in gymnastics. I guess Cael might have-- should have?-- won in 2002 when the prize was taken by Sarah Hughes, who won Olympic gold in figure skating (2002 being an Olympic year winter Olympics). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._Sullivan_Award Good breakdown/assessment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadzaev2 Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 17 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said: Swimmers rule. Well, in case you didn't know it, there's a book "Two Guys Named Dan" for Dan Hodge and Dan Gable.....they need to come out with another one....but only one of them is a swimmer......they are 2 of my pix for "GOAT"......"Two Guys named Michael" .....Michael Jordan and perhaps theeee GOAT Michael Phelps.......28 Olympic medals/23 Gold.....you need a calculator to add up all of his World and Olympic medals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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