NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1963 NCAA Championships

147 lb

Champion Clifford 'Mike' Natvig Jr., Army (NY).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Clifford 'Mike' Natvig Jr.ARMY
  2. 2Lonnie RubisMINN
  3. 3Veryl LongISU
  4. 4Dick SlutzkySYR
  5. 5Jim CriderUNCO
  6. 6David GibsonPUR

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 147-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.
Final →Placements →

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. Bob Deupree, Oklahoma over Doug Muck, Oregon — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    2. Bob Kopnisky (4), Maryland over Terry Linander, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    3. Clifford 'Mike' Natvig Jr. (1), Army (NY) over Don Matson, California-Los Angeles — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    4. David Gibson, Purdue (IN) over Terrill 'Buzz' Hays, Arizona State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    5. Dick Slutzky, Syracuse (NY) over Walt 'Monty' Byington, Michigan State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    6. George Edwards, Penn State over Truman Sandelin, Western Colorado — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    7. Jim Crider (5), Northern Colorado over Mike Gessford, Springfield (MA) — Dflt · View bout
    8. Jim Sanford, Northern Iowa over Fred Buell, Yale (CT) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    9. Joe Greenlee, Iowa over Lee Rosenberg, Oregon State — Dec 8–7 · View bout
    10. Joe Seay, Kansas State over Lee Deitrick, Michigan — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    11. Lonnie Rubis (2), Minnesota over Doug Koch, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    12. Pat Reilly, Toledo (OH) over Roy Brewer, Oklahoma State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    13. Ron Wright (6), Adams State (CO) over Jim Mahan, Cincinnati (OH) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    14. Veryl Long (3), Iowa State over Tom Norton, Colorado State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bob Deupree, Oklahoma over Bob Kopnisky (4), Maryland — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    2. Clifford 'Mike' Natvig Jr. (1), Army (NY) over Dick Slutzky, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    3. Jim Crider (5), Northern Colorado over Ron Haas, Ohio State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    4. Jim Sanford, Northern Iowa over Joe Greenlee, Iowa — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    5. Joe Seay, Kansas State over George Edwards, Penn State — Fall 10:35 · View bout
    6. John Carr, Pittsburgh (PA) over Ron Wright (6), Adams State (CO) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    7. Lonnie Rubis (2), Minnesota over David Gibson, Purdue (IN) — Dec 3–3 (tiebreaker) · View bout
    8. Veryl Long (3), Iowa State over Pat Reilly, Toledo (OH) — Dec 2–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Clifford 'Mike' Natvig Jr. (1), Army (NY) over Joe Seay, Kansas State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. Jim Crider (5), Northern Colorado over Bob Deupree, Oklahoma — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    3. Lonnie Rubis (2), Minnesota over Jim Sanford, Northern Iowa — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    4. Veryl Long (3), Iowa State over John Carr, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Clifford 'Mike' Natvig Jr. (1), Army (NY) over Jim Crider (5), Northern Colorado — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    2. Lonnie Rubis (2), Minnesota over Veryl Long (3), Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Clifford 'Mike' Natvig Jr. (1), Army (NY) over Lonnie Rubis (2), Minnesota — Dec 7–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. David Gibson, Purdue (IN) over Doug Koch, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    2. Dick Slutzky, Syracuse (NY) over Don Matson, California-Los Angeles — Fall 2:55 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. David Gibson, Purdue (IN) over Jim Sanford, Northern Iowa — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Dick Slutzky, Syracuse (NY) over Joe Seay, Kansas State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Dick Slutzky, Syracuse (NY) over Jim Crider (5), Northern Colorado — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    2. Veryl Long (3), Iowa State over David Gibson, Purdue (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Veryl Long (3), Iowa State over Dick Slutzky, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Jim Crider (5), Northern Colorado over David Gibson, Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–3 · View bout