NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1963 NCAA Championships

130 lb

Champion Mickey Martin, Oklahoma.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Mickey MartinOU
  2. 2Bobby DouglasWLU
  3. 3David DozemanMICH
  4. 4Lew KennedyMINN
  5. 5Ron JonesISU
  6. 6Pat SmarttLEH

In 1963, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the final, and places were awarded through sixth, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1963 130-pound bracket

Select a name to highlight their path; select it again to open the profile. Select a score for the bout.

How to read this bracket
  • Tap a name to follow that wrestler; tap it again to open their profile.
  • "Cons →" is where the loser continues in the consolation bracket; tap it to go there.
  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

22 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 6 bouts

    10 byes into the round of 16

    1. David Dozeman, Michigan over Bethal 'Sonny' Greenhalgh, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 14–9 · View bout
    2. Ed Taylor, Bloomsburg (PA) over John Arnold, California-Los Angeles — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    3. John Perry, Adams State (CO) over Tom Heniff, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    4. Kent Swedlund, Colorado State over Cecil Holmes, Michigan State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    5. Lew Kennedy (2), Minnesota over Dave Stone, Wyoming — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    6. Pat Smartt (4), Lehigh (PA) over Charles 'Biff' Walizer, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bob Haney, Penn State over Ed Taylor, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    2. Bobby Douglas, West Liberty (WV) over Ron Jones (6), Iowa State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    3. David Dozeman, Michigan over Rosalio 'Gus' Garcia, Kansas State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    4. Dee Brainerd (5), South Dakota State over John Perry, Adams State (CO) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    5. Lew Kennedy (2), Minnesota over Elmer Crider, Northern Colorado — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    6. Mickey Martin (1), Oklahoma over Ray Pekarek, Marquette (WI) — Fall 4:02 · View bout
    7. Norm Parker (3), Iowa over Kent Swedlund, Colorado State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    8. Pat Smartt (4), Lehigh (PA) over Ron 'Buddy' Knoebel, Lycoming (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bobby Douglas, West Liberty (WV) over Norm Parker (3), Iowa — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    2. Lew Kennedy (2), Minnesota over Bob Haney, Penn State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    3. Mickey Martin (1), Oklahoma over David Dozeman, Michigan — Dec 10–7 · View bout
    4. Pat Smartt (4), Lehigh (PA) over Dee Brainerd (5), South Dakota State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bobby Douglas, West Liberty (WV) over Lew Kennedy (2), Minnesota — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Mickey Martin (1), Oklahoma over Pat Smartt (4), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Mickey Martin (1), Oklahoma over Bobby Douglas, West Liberty (WV) — Dec 12–8 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. David Dozeman, Michigan over Ray Pekarek, Marquette (WI) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
      2. Ron Jones (6), Iowa State over Norm Parker (3), Iowa — Dec 2–0 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. David Dozeman, Michigan over Pat Smartt (4), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
      2. Lew Kennedy (2), Minnesota over Ron Jones (6), Iowa State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. David Dozeman, Michigan over Lew Kennedy (2), Minnesota — Dec 7–5 · View bout

      5th-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Ron Jones (6), Iowa State over Pat Smartt (4), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout