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Earl 'Buddy' Walker

Wrestler record · 1974–1977 · Tennessee

NCAA championship record, 1974–1977. Regular-season results are not included.

Earl 'Buddy' Walker wrestled for Tennessee at three NCAA championships, 1974–1977, and went 8–7. Walker placed sixth at 150 lb in 1977.

3tournaments
8wins
7losses
0individual titles
0wins by fall

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NCAA career

Earl 'Buddy' Walker NCAA tournament career, one row per year
YearSchoolWeightFinishW–LMatches
1977Tennessee1506th4–37 bouts
1975Tennessee150Lost consolation round 32–24 bouts
1974Tennessee158Lost consolation round 42–24 bouts

Every NCAA bout · 15

Earl 'Buddy' Walker every NCAA championship bout
RoundW/LOpponentSeedOpp. seedResult
1977 · 150 lb
Round of 32WChris Poff · Bloomsburg (PA)No seed listedNo seed listedDec 4–1
Round of 16LRoye Oliver · Arizona StateNo seed listed3Dec 2–6
Consolation round 3WDave Beckman · Northwestern (IL)No seed listedNo seed listedMD 13–2
Consolation round 4WScott Heaton · California-PolyNo seed listed6Dec 5–4
Consolation round 5WDan Hicks · Oregon StateNo seed listedNo seed listedDec 7–4
Consolation semifinalLPaul Martin · Oklahoma StateNo seed listed1Dec 4–7
5th-place boutLRoye Oliver · Arizona StateNo seed listed3Dec 1–3
1975 · 150 lb
Opening roundWChris Messina · Slippery Rock (PA)No seed listedNo seed listedDec 9–4
Round of 32WDave Young · UtahNo seed listedNo seed listedDec 12–3
Round of 16LPaul Martin · Oklahoma StateNo seed listed5Dec 2–10
Consolation round 3LJohn Althans · Navy (MD)No seed listedNo seed listedDec 3–4
1974 · 158 lb
Opening roundWBob Hulin · Portland State (OR)No seed listedNo seed listedDec 9–6
Round of 32LLarry Zilverberg · MinnesotaNo seed listed1Fall 5:46
Consolation round 3WCal MacNeal · California-Santa BarbaraNo seed listedNo seed listedDec 4–1
Consolation round 4LJohn Matthews · Central MichiganNo seed listed8Fall 5:02

Cite this page: “Earl 'Buddy' Walker”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/wrestlers/wr_5gla4cy7h52rz2fn/earl-buddy-walker

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