Program · 1961

Pacific (OR) at the 1961 NCAA Championships

Head coachGeorge Tall Chief1,2,3

1961 NCAA Championships · 1961 scoring details · Open in Match Finder

2qualifiers
0wins
3losses
0wins by fall
0champions
0All-Americans
42*team place
0*team points

* Calculated from the bouts; the published standings don’t list Pacific (OR) that year.

Roster

Pacific (OR) 1961 NCAA championship roster with records and placements
WeightWrestlerW–LFallsFinish
147Larry Bender0–20Lost consolation round 4
167Dennis McCaron0–10Lost round of 32

See all 3 Pacific (OR) bouts from 1961 in Match Finder →

Head coach sources

  1. Official NCAA Wrestling Guide1960 original1959annual CoachAkron, NCAA; National Wrestling Hall of Fame originalscan.1959 Dual Meet Records, PacificU.leftcolumn fifthrow afterOregon/OCE/OSU/Oswego; PDF page 31; printed page 29
  2. Official NCAA Wrestling Guide 1962, preceding spring annual coaching records, NCAA; National Wrestling Hall of Fame original guide archive.1961 Dual Meet Records, PacificU.leftcolumn afterOtterbein; literalhead; PDF page 27; printed page 25
  3. Principal Chief: George Tall Chief’s Osage Journey, originalinstitution career and wrestlinghead identity, Pacific University.EVERYONE LIKED HIM section explicitlyGeorgeTallChief1956headwrestlingappointment/throughoutPacificcareer/1963departure; identityandOregoninstitutiononly

The head coach for each tournament year comes from the coaching record in this release. Have a better source? Send a correction.

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