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Wright Thompson and Dan Gable to go 'On the Mat' this week

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by Dan Gable Museum

Wright Thompson and Dan Gable will go "On the Mat" this Wednesday, Sept. 4.


"On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00 PM Central on AM 1650, The Fan.


A podcast of the show is available on theopenmat.com. E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments.


Thompson is a senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN: The Magazine. He was also the narrator for two 30 for 30 films on ESPN. Thompson recently wrote "The Losses of Dan Gable" for ESPN.


Gable is the namesake of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. He won a gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics without surrendering a point. Gable also coached the University of Iowa wrestling team (1977-1997) to 15 NCAA championships.

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