NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1963 NCAA Championships

157 lb

Champion Kirk Pendleton, Lehigh (PA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Kirk PendletonLEH
  2. 2Phil KinyonOKST
  3. 3Virgil CarrISU
  4. 4Rahim JavanmardUCLA
  5. 5Rick BayMICH
  6. 6Tim GayPITT

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 157-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

26 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 10 bouts

    6 byes into the round of 16

    1. Bill Murphy, Bowling Green (OH) over Vernon 'Dave' Kohl, Iowa — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    2. Don Pate, Minnesota-Moorhead over Tom Jarman, Wheaton (IL) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    3. Gary Sirota, Syracuse (NY) over Amando Soto, Maryland — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    4. Kirk Pendleton (1), Lehigh (PA) over Fred Lett, Colorado State — Fall 5:34 · View bout
    5. Phil Kinyon (2), Oklahoma State over Phil Westmoreland, Oklahoma — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    6. Rahim Javanmard, California-Los Angeles over Lyle Voss, South Dakota State — Dec 17–7 · View bout
    7. Rick Bay (3), Michigan over Dave Carey, Navy (MD) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    8. Robert 'Hap' Fry Jr., Michigan State over Dave Wight (5), Wyoming — Dec 0–0 (tiebreaker) · View bout
    9. Tim Gay, Pittsburgh (PA) over Wayne Linke, Kent State (OH) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    10. Virgil Carr (4), Iowa State over Bill Paule, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Frank Eisenhower, Lock Haven (PA) over Robert 'Hap' Fry Jr., Michigan State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Jim Gass (6), Cornell College (IA) over Bill Murphy, Bowling Green (OH) — Fall 1:05 · View bout
    3. Kirk Pendleton (1), Lehigh (PA) over John Cerra Jr., Springfield (MA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    4. Phil Kinyon (2), Oklahoma State over Don Pate, Minnesota-Moorhead — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    5. Rahim Javanmard, California-Los Angeles over Dick Vlasak, Ohio — Fall 4:06 · View bout
    6. Rick Bay (3), Michigan over Art Weiss Jr., Penn State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    7. Tim Gay, Pittsburgh (PA) over Gary Sirota, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    8. Virgil Carr (4), Iowa State over Dick Austin, Northern Iowa — Dec 8–2 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Kirk Pendleton (1), Lehigh (PA) over Tim Gay, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    2. Phil Kinyon (2), Oklahoma State over Rahim Javanmard, California-Los Angeles — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    3. Rick Bay (3), Michigan over Jim Gass (6), Cornell College (IA) — Fall 7:41 · View bout
    4. Virgil Carr (4), Iowa State over Frank Eisenhower, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Kirk Pendleton (1), Lehigh (PA) over Virgil Carr (4), Iowa State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. Phil Kinyon (2), Oklahoma State over Rick Bay (3), Michigan — Dec 7–3 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Kirk Pendleton (1), Lehigh (PA) over Phil Kinyon (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Don Pate, Minnesota-Moorhead over Phil Westmoreland, Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Fred Lett, Colorado State over John Cerra Jr., Springfield (MA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Rahim Javanmard, California-Los Angeles over Don Pate, Minnesota-Moorhead — Fall 2:26 · View bout
    2. Tim Gay, Pittsburgh (PA) over Fred Lett, Colorado State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Rahim Javanmard, California-Los Angeles over Rick Bay (3), Michigan — Fall 4:18 · View bout
    2. Virgil Carr (4), Iowa State over Tim Gay, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Virgil Carr (4), Iowa State over Rahim Javanmard, California-Los Angeles — Dec 7–6 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Rick Bay (3), Michigan over Tim Gay, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout