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| Full name | Elliott Gray Simons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 13, 1939 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Lock Haven | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Army | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elliott Gray Simons (born August 13, 1939) is a former American wrestler. He competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics in freestyle wrestling. [1] Simons later served as head coach at Lock Haven, Indiana State, Tennessee, and Old Dominion. [2]
As a collegiate wrestler, Simons was a four-time NAIA champion and three-time NCAA champion. He was named Outstanding Wrestler of the NCAA tournament twice and the NAIA touranament four times, earning this honor in six of seven national meets - an accomplishment that remains unmatched. [3]
In 1978, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member. [4]
