Willie Gadson

By school

As a wrestler

Willie Gadson wrestled for Iowa State at two NCAA championships, 1975–1976, and went 9–4. Gadson placed third at 177 lb in 1975 and sixth at 177 lb in 1976.

Willie Gadson's full wrestler record, every bout →

Coach and wrestler matched from Willie Gadson, 59, passed away Sunday; Funeral set for Monday, March 18 in Waterloo, Iowa, USA Wrestling (TheMat.com) (obituary article, sentence beginning "Gadson attended Huntington High School").

How these are counted

• NCAA tournaments are the championship years in which Willie Gadson was the established head coach of a team with entrants. They are not years of employment; there were no championships in 1943–45 or 2020.
• A year inside the span with no established coach is listed but not counted. A year with two head coaches counts in full for both.
• Team titles are official NCAA titles from the published standings (1928, 1931 and 1933 have none). Top four and top ten come from the same standings.
• Entries count each wrestler once per tournament; All-Americans are counted as each era awarded them; wins and losses include forfeit, default and disqualification results; falls exclude forfeits.
• The head coach for each year, with sources, is on that year's program page. Report a correction.