Myron Roderick Explained

Myron Roderick
Birth Date:15 September 1934
Birth Place:Anthony, Kansas, U.S.
Death Place:Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
Alma Mater:Oklahoma A&M
Player Sport1:Wrestling
Player Years2:1953–1956
Player Team2:Oklahoma A&M
Coach Sport1:Wrestling
Coach Years2:1957–1969
Coach Team2:Oklahoma State
Coach Sport3:Tennis
Coach Years4:1958–1967
Coach Team4:Oklahoma State
Admin Years1:1983–1990
Admin Team1:Oklahoma State
Overall Record:140-10-7 (Wrestling)
Awards:
Championships:

Oklahoma A&M

Myron Willis Roderick (September 15, 1934  - December 28, 2011)[1] was an American wrestler, college coach, and college athletics administrator. As a wrestler in college, he was a three-time All-American and two-time NCAA Wrestling national champion. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in freestyle wrestling.[2] As a wrestling coach at Oklahoma State, Roderick introduced recruiting on a major scale in the sport of wrestling. Oklahoma State would win seven team NCAA Championships while he was head coach. Roderick also established the foundation of what is now USA Wrestling.

In 1976, Roderick was inducted into the inaugural class of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OSU Loses Legend Myron Roderick . December 29, 2011 . okstate.com.
  2. Web site: Myron Roderick Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417213155/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/myron-roderick-1.html . dead . April 17, 2020 . December 29, 2011 . sports-reference.com.
  3. https://nwhof.org/national-wrestling-hall-of-fame/bio/12 Myron Roderick