Gable or Sanderson

dad 2 5 · June 21, 2020, 03:30:08 PM

Greatest of all time go to?
Make your argument

Sanderson Gable
High school
127-3 64-0
4 titles in Utah 3 titles in Iowa
College
159-0 117-1
4 titles 2 titles, one second
? 4x Midlands champ
International:
1 Olympic gold 1 Olympic gold
silver world games gold at world games

Coaching:
12 years 20 years
8 championships 15 championships (includes a nine in a row run from 1978-1986)
73 AA 152 AA
25 National Champs 45 Champions

Ghetto · June 21, 2020, 03:40:35 PM

I think for now, it's still Gable. Sanderson will pass him in all coaching metrics and take that mantle.

imnofish · June 21, 2020, 10:57:40 PM

Each is certainly the best of his own era. So many changes in the sport between those times that it's hard to crown one as the greatest of all time. I agree that the ball will soon be in Sanderson's court, if we are just looking at stats. However, we shouldn't overlook Gable's incredible impact on wrestling and that it still is positively impacting the sport.

MNbadger · June 22, 2020, 02:31:36 PM

Gable won the Olympics without a point scored on him.

Wisconsin Wrestling Fan · June 24, 2020, 11:23:12 AM

Iowa won the Big Tens every year Gable was the Head Coach...

https://dangable.com/bio/

Ledger · June 24, 2020, 11:41:24 AM

Quote from: Wisconsin Wrestling Fan on June 24, 2020, 11:23:12 AM
Iowa won the Big Tens every year Gable was the Head Coach...

https://dangable.com/bio/

Gable was 131-2-1 in the Big 10 as the head coach at Iowa. Anybody know which team(s) beat/tied him?

TomM · June 24, 2020, 02:20:02 PM

Total guess, off the top of my head...
Michigan and maybe Minnesota?

bigG · June 25, 2020, 01:27:26 AM

Quote from: MNbadger on June 22, 2020, 02:31:36 PM
Gable won the Olympics without a point scored on him.

And that was because his knee was boogered up. Too bad he wasn't at 100%, of I like to think he would have turned on the conditioning and pounded his way through.

I think the world of both men. Both have been the best of the best. How do you pick?

Gable, Dave Schultz and a mess of Badgers were my heroes back in the 80's.

Loved watching CS, too. You knew what was coming. Nobody could not get picked, though. Both classy gents, IMHO.

Wisconsin Wrestling Fan · July 25, 2020, 01:53:15 PM

Quote from: Ledger on June 24, 2020, 11:41:24 AM
Quote from: Wisconsin Wrestling Fan on June 24, 2020, 11:23:12 AM
Iowa won the Big Tens every year Gable was the Head Coach...

https://dangable.com/bio/
Gable was 131-2-1 in the Big 10 as the head coach at Iowa. Anybody know which team(s) beat/tied him?

I know Wisconsin tied them. My guess would be 1 loss to Minnesota, 1 loss to Michigan