NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1963 NCAA Championships

137 lb

Champion Bill Dotson, Northern Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Bill DotsonUNI
  2. 2Tom HuffIOWA
  3. 3Mike HarmanNAVY
  4. 4Larry BewleyISU
  5. 5Charles WhiteOU
  6. 6Gary WilcoxMICH

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 137-pound bracket

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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

30 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 14 bouts

    2 byes into the round of 16

    1. Bill Dotson (1), Northern Iowa over Bill Pierson, Kent State (OH) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
    2. Charles White, Oklahoma over Frank O'Korn Jr., Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
    3. Clair Argento (3), Wyoming over James Perkins, South Dakota State — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    4. Dave James, Michigan State over Glenn Reding, Oklahoma State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    5. Gary Wilcox, Michigan over John Leek, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    6. Jerry Torrance, Northwestern (IL) over Jim Apple Jr., Georgia Tech — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    7. Jim Deutsch, Adams State (CO) over Larry Harrison, Colorado State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    8. Jim Murrin, Syracuse (NY) over John Thompson (5), Kansas State — Dec 11–10 · View bout
    9. Joe Piccioni, Ohio State over Ed Winborn, Army (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    10. Larry Bewley (6), Iowa State over Ken Linker, Brown (RI) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    11. Larry Janis, Miami (OH) over Ken Droegemueller, Minnesota-Mankato — Dec 11–4 · View bout
    12. Mike Harman (4), Navy (MD) over Sam McClendon, Springfield (MA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    13. Richard Scorese, Bloomsburg (PA) over Gaylord Magoon, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    14. Tom Huff (2), Iowa over Bryce Cook, Washington State — Dec 12–0 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bill Dotson (1), Northern Iowa over Charles White, Oklahoma — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    2. Clair Argento (3), Wyoming over Dan Gray, Toledo (OH) — Dec 11–2 · View bout
    3. Dave James, Michigan State over Larry Janis, Miami (OH) — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout
    4. Jim Deutsch, Adams State (CO) over Jim Murrin, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    5. Joe Piccioni, Ohio State over Richard Scorese, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    6. Larry Bewley (6), Iowa State over Jerry Torrance, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    7. Mike Harman (4), Navy (MD) over Thad Wolfe, Air Force (CO) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    8. Tom Huff (2), Iowa over Gary Wilcox, Michigan — Dec 12–8 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bill Dotson (1), Northern Iowa over Joe Piccioni, Ohio State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    2. Larry Bewley (6), Iowa State over Clair Argento (3), Wyoming — Dec 15–12 · View bout
    3. Mike Harman (4), Navy (MD) over Jim Deutsch, Adams State (CO) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    4. Tom Huff (2), Iowa over Dave James, Michigan State — Fall 2:40 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Dotson (1), Northern Iowa over Mike Harman (4), Navy (MD) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Tom Huff (2), Iowa over Larry Bewley (6), Iowa State — Dec 17–4 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Bill Dotson (1), Northern Iowa over Tom Huff (2), Iowa — Dec 8–7 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Charles White, Oklahoma over Bill Pierson, Kent State (OH) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    2. Gary Wilcox, Michigan over Bryce Cook, Washington State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Charles White, Oklahoma over Joe Piccioni, Ohio State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    2. Gary Wilcox, Michigan over Dave James, Michigan State — Dec 4–0 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Larry Bewley (6), Iowa State over Gary Wilcox, Michigan — Fall 7:41 · View bout
    2. Mike Harman (4), Navy (MD) over Charles White, Oklahoma — Dec 2–0 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mike Harman (4), Navy (MD) over Larry Bewley (6), Iowa State — Dec 4–1 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Charles White, Oklahoma over Gary Wilcox, Michigan — Dec 8–0 · View bout