African American NCAA greats to be honored at NCAA Championships in St. Louis on March 20
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by Noah Cohen
AFRICAN AMERICAN NCAA WRESTLING GREATS TO BE HONORED AT FAN FEST ON THURSDAY, MARCH 20
TRAVELING EXHIBIT HONORS 50 YEARS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WRESTLING EXCELLENCE
ST. LOUIS - March 13, 2008 - The National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum will honor the contributions made by African Americans to the sport of wrestling in a special recognition ceremony on Thursday, March 20 at the 2008 NCAA Wrestling Championships Fan Fest at Union Station.
Free to the public, the event will begin at 5 p.m. with the official recognition of the greats in attendance. A Q&A forum with former NCAA All-Americans Bobby Douglas (Oklahoma State), Lloyd Keaser (Navy), Lee Kemp (Wisconsin), Kenny Monday (Oklahoma State), and Simon Roberts (Iowa) will follow. Roberts became the first African American NCAA wrestling champion 50 years ago. The event will conclude with an autograph session.
A special traveling exhibit, entitled "50 Years of African American Wrestling Excellence," will be on site at the Fan Fest throughout the Championships (March 20-22). The exhibit features a timeline of African American wrestling firsts and a list of African American NCAA champions, Olympians, and Hall of Famers.
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum will hold a champions reunion and social prior to the recognition ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Tickets for the reunion and social, which is open to the public, are $35 and can be purchased by calling Krista at 405/377-5243.
The 2008 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships are hosted by the University of Missouri and the St. Louis Sports Commission. This marks the fourth time this decade St. Louis hosts the event. The Championships return to Scottrade Center in 2009. For event schedule and ticket information, visit
www.stlsports.org/wrestling
The St. Louis Sports Commission is the privately funded nonprofit organization that benefits St. Louis through sports.
Its mission is to make the St. Louis region a better place to live, visit, work and play through sports.
TRAVELING EXHIBIT HONORS 50 YEARS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WRESTLING EXCELLENCE
ST. LOUIS - March 13, 2008 - The National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum will honor the contributions made by African Americans to the sport of wrestling in a special recognition ceremony on Thursday, March 20 at the 2008 NCAA Wrestling Championships Fan Fest at Union Station.
Free to the public, the event will begin at 5 p.m. with the official recognition of the greats in attendance. A Q&A forum with former NCAA All-Americans Bobby Douglas (Oklahoma State), Lloyd Keaser (Navy), Lee Kemp (Wisconsin), Kenny Monday (Oklahoma State), and Simon Roberts (Iowa) will follow. Roberts became the first African American NCAA wrestling champion 50 years ago. The event will conclude with an autograph session.
A special traveling exhibit, entitled "50 Years of African American Wrestling Excellence," will be on site at the Fan Fest throughout the Championships (March 20-22). The exhibit features a timeline of African American wrestling firsts and a list of African American NCAA champions, Olympians, and Hall of Famers.
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum will hold a champions reunion and social prior to the recognition ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Tickets for the reunion and social, which is open to the public, are $35 and can be purchased by calling Krista at 405/377-5243.
The 2008 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships are hosted by the University of Missouri and the St. Louis Sports Commission. This marks the fourth time this decade St. Louis hosts the event. The Championships return to Scottrade Center in 2009. For event schedule and ticket information, visit
www.stlsports.org/wrestling
The St. Louis Sports Commission is the privately funded nonprofit organization that benefits St. Louis through sports.
Its mission is to make the St. Louis region a better place to live, visit, work and play through sports.
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