NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1966 NCAA Championships

191 lb

Champion Bill Harlow, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Bill HarlowOKST
  2. 2Don Buzzard Jr.ISU
  3. 3Tom FosterUTST
  4. 4Rich WhittingtonUCLA
  5. 5John Nichols IIINAVY
  6. 6Tony BennettOU

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 191-pound bracket

Select a name to highlight their path; select it again to open the profile. Select a score for the bout.

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

14 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 6 bouts

    2 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Bill Harlow (1), Oklahoma State over Olaf Drozdov, Maryland — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    2. Don Buzzard Jr. (2), Iowa State over Paul Thomas, South Dakota State — Fall 4:18 · View bout
    3. Henk Schenk (4), Oregon State over Burke 'Buck' Deadrich, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    4. Jim Maidlow, Michigan State over Fred Johnson (3), Augustana (IL) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    5. Tom Foster, Utah State over Ron Hampton, Adams State (CO) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
    6. Tony Bennett, Oklahoma over Vince King, Marquette (WI) — Fall 4:06 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bill Harlow (1), Oklahoma State over Tom Foster, Utah State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Don Buzzard Jr. (2), Iowa State over Tony Bennett, Oklahoma — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    3. John Nichols III (5), Navy (MD) over Henk Schenk (4), Oregon State — Dec 13–10 · View bout
    4. Rich Whittington (6), California-Los Angeles over Jim Maidlow, Michigan State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Harlow (1), Oklahoma State over John Nichols III (5), Navy (MD) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    2. Don Buzzard Jr. (2), Iowa State over Rich Whittington (6), California-Los Angeles — Dec 11–3 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Bill Harlow (1), Oklahoma State over Don Buzzard Jr. (2), Iowa State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Tom Foster, Utah State over Olaf Drozdov, Maryland — Dec 6–0 · View bout
      2. Tony Bennett, Oklahoma over Paul Thomas, South Dakota State — Fall 2:49 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Rich Whittington (6), California-Los Angeles over Tony Bennett, Oklahoma — Dec 6–2 · View bout
      2. Tom Foster, Utah State over John Nichols III (5), Navy (MD) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Tom Foster, Utah State over Rich Whittington (6), California-Los Angeles — Dec 3–2 · View bout

      5th-place bout · 1 bout

      1. John Nichols III (5), Navy (MD) over Tony Bennett, Oklahoma — Dec 7–5 · View bout