NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1966 NCAA Championships

152 lb

Champion Dick Cook, Michigan State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Dick CookMSU
  2. 2Joe BavaroGETT
  3. 3Jim KammanMICH
  4. 4Mike RedingOKST
  5. 5Alan FrudeWYO
  6. 6Bill BrownKSU

In 1966, 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 1966 152-pound bracket

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How to read this 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

31 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 15 bouts

    1 byes into the round of 16

    1. Al Lilley, Temple (PA) over Dick Heinzelman, Wisconsin — Dec 20–13 · View bout
    2. Bill Brown, Kansas State over Joe Krisko, Bowling Green (OH) — Dec 11–9 · View bout
    3. Clair Riley, Pittsburgh (PA) over Gary Jensen, Utah — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    4. Dick Cook (3), Michigan State over Peter Reed, Wesleyan (CT) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    5. Dick Dewalt (5), Penn State over David Cooper, Georgia — Dec 11–4 · View bout
    6. Don Hall, Arizona over Bob Gendler, Kent State (OH) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    7. George 'Greg' Hicks, North Carolina State over Tom Muir, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    8. Gerry Burkhart, Indiana State over Joe Jacobson, North Carolina — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    9. Jim Kamman, Michigan over Joe Gerst, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    10. Joe Bavaro (1), Gettysburg (PA) over Lee Ehler, California-Los Angeles — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    11. John Kent (6), Navy (MD) over Adam Waltz, Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 8:31 · View bout
    12. Mike Reding (4), Oklahoma State over Gary Roberts Sr., New Mexico — Dec 11–1 · View bout
    13. Phillip Buerk, Marquette (WI) over John Miller, California-Poly — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    14. Ray Sepeta, Army (NY) over Rich Wellman, Iowa State — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    15. Wayne Wells (2), Oklahoma over Jerry Peden, Northern Colorado — Fall 5:50 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Alan Frude, Wyoming over John Kent (6), Navy (MD) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. Dick Cook (3), Michigan State over Al Lilley, Temple (PA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
    3. Dick Dewalt (5), Penn State over Phillip Buerk, Marquette (WI) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    4. Jim Kamman, Michigan over George 'Greg' Hicks, North Carolina State — Dec 10–2 · View bout
    5. Joe Bavaro (1), Gettysburg (PA) over Bill Brown, Kansas State — Fall 4:07 · View bout
    6. Mike Reding (4), Oklahoma State over Gerry Burkhart, Indiana State — Dec 9–2 · View bout
    7. Ray Sepeta, Army (NY) over Don Hall, Arizona — Dec 9–8 · View bout
    8. Wayne Wells (2), Oklahoma over Clair Riley, Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 7:34 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Dick Cook (3), Michigan State over Alan Frude, Wyoming — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    2. Jim Kamman, Michigan over Wayne Wells (2), Oklahoma — Fall 7:21 · View bout
    3. Joe Bavaro (1), Gettysburg (PA) over Ray Sepeta, Army (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    4. Mike Reding (4), Oklahoma State over Dick Dewalt (5), Penn State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Dick Cook (3), Michigan State over Jim Kamman, Michigan — Fall 7:48 · View bout
    2. Joe Bavaro (1), Gettysburg (PA) over Mike Reding (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 12–9 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Dick Cook (3), Michigan State over Joe Bavaro (1), Gettysburg (PA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Al Lilley, Temple (PA) over Peter Reed, Wesleyan (CT) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. Bill Brown, Kansas State over Lee Ehler, California-Los Angeles — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Alan Frude, Wyoming over Al Lilley, Temple (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    2. Bill Brown, Kansas State over Ray Sepeta, Army (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jim Kamman, Michigan over Alan Frude, Wyoming — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Mike Reding (4), Oklahoma State over Bill Brown, Kansas State — Dec 7–1 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Jim Kamman, Michigan over Mike Reding (4), Oklahoma State — Fall 2:14 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Alan Frude, Wyoming over Bill Brown, Kansas State — Dec 4–1 · View bout