NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1941 NCAA Championships

175 lb

Champion Dick DiBatista, Pennsylvania.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Dick DiBatistaPENN
  2. 2Al CrawfordAPP
  3. 3James GallesMICH
  4. 4Earl HagerWIS

In 1941, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the final, and places were awarded through fourth, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1941 175-pound bracket

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  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

16 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Al Crawford (1), Appalachian State (NC) over Leon Martin, Northern Iowa — Not recorded · View bout
    2. Dick DiBatista (3), Pennsylvania over Art Johnson, Iowa — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    3. Dick Johnson, Iowa State over Lloyd Black, Temple (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    4. Dow Birkhimer, Illinois over Art Goeschel, City College (NY) — Fall 5:36 · View bout
    5. Earl Hager, Wisconsin over Harman 'Leon' McKenzie, Oklahoma State — Fall 2:31 · View bout
    6. James Galles (2), Michigan over Quentin Joy, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    7. Joe Aschauer (4), Kent State (OH) over Dick Brenneman, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    8. Steve Swift, Virginia Military over Richard Snethen, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 8:01 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Al Crawford (1), Appalachian State (NC) over Steve Swift, Virginia Military — Fall 4:46 · View bout
    2. Dick DiBatista (3), Pennsylvania over Dick Johnson, Iowa State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    3. Earl Hager, Wisconsin over Joe Aschauer (4), Kent State (OH) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
    4. James Galles (2), Michigan over Dow Birkhimer, Illinois — Dec 8–3 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Al Crawford (1), Appalachian State (NC) over Earl Hager, Wisconsin — Dec 16–1 · View bout
    2. Dick DiBatista (3), Pennsylvania over James Galles (2), Michigan — Dec 5–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Dick DiBatista (3), Pennsylvania over Al Crawford (1), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Art Johnson, Iowa over Dick Johnson, Iowa State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
      2. Steve Swift, Virginia Military over Leon Martin, Northern Iowa — FF · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Earl Hager, Wisconsin over Steve Swift, Virginia Military — Fall 1:30 · View bout
      2. James Galles (2), Michigan over Art Johnson, Iowa — Dec 5–2 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. James Galles (2), Michigan over Earl Hager, Wisconsin — Dec 5–0 · View bout