NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1963 NCAA Championships

191 lb

Champion John 'Jack' Barden, Michigan.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1John 'Jack' BardenMICH
  2. 2Wayne BaughmanOU
  3. 3Ron PaarWIS
  4. 4Allan JaklichNW
  5. 5Ken HinesCOST
  6. 6Gerry EverlingSYR

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 191-pound bracket

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  • "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

21 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 5 bouts

    11 byes into the round of 16

    1. Everett Knott, Oklahoma State over Al Rozman, Western Colorado — Dec 7–6 · View bout
    2. Gerry Everling (5), Syracuse (NY) over Bill Garson Jr., Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 5:48 · View bout
    3. Ken Hines (6), Colorado State over Ken Johnson, Iowa — Fall 7:53 · View bout
    4. Matt Sanzone, Springfield (MA) over Dave Russell, Illinois — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    5. Tom Bossert, Lock Haven (PA) over Joe Confer Jr., Lycoming (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bob Rader (4), Rutgers (NJ) over Tom Bossert, Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 5:54 · View bout
    2. Everett Knott, Oklahoma State over Gary Lowham, Wyoming — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    3. Gerry Everling (5), Syracuse (NY) over Merle Prebel, Michigan State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    4. John 'Jack' Barden (3), Michigan over Bill Cooper, Washington State — Dec 11–3 · View bout
    5. Ken Hines (6), Colorado State over Mason Fries, Oregon State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    6. Matt Sanzone, Springfield (MA) over Roger Eischens, South Dakota State — Fall 4:57 · View bout
    7. Ron Paar (2), Wisconsin over John Burns, Lehigh (PA) — Fall 7:48 · View bout
    8. Wayne Baughman (1), Oklahoma over Allan Jaklich, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 7:09 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Gerry Everling (5), Syracuse (NY) over Bob Rader (4), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    2. John 'Jack' Barden (3), Michigan over Ken Hines (6), Colorado State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    3. Ron Paar (2), Wisconsin over Everett Knott, Oklahoma State — Dec 16–7 · View bout
    4. Wayne Baughman (1), Oklahoma over Matt Sanzone, Springfield (MA) — Dec 9–1 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. John 'Jack' Barden (3), Michigan over Ron Paar (2), Wisconsin — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    2. Wayne Baughman (1), Oklahoma over Gerry Everling (5), Syracuse (NY) — Dflt · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. John 'Jack' Barden (3), Michigan over Wayne Baughman (1), Oklahoma — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Allan Jaklich, Northwestern (IL) over Matt Sanzone, Springfield (MA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
      2. Ken Hines (6), Colorado State over Bill Cooper, Washington State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Allan Jaklich, Northwestern (IL) over Gerry Everling (5), Syracuse (NY) — MFF · View bout
      2. Ron Paar (2), Wisconsin over Ken Hines (6), Colorado State — Dec 5–0 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Ron Paar (2), Wisconsin over Allan Jaklich, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–0 · View bout

      5th-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Ken Hines (6), Colorado State over Gerry Everling (5), Syracuse (NY) — MFF · View bout