23rd Big 7 Wrestling Tournament At Iowa State 3/10-3/11/56 1956 Team Champion Outstanding Wrestler Oklahoma - 88 Points None Selected Top Ten Team Scores Number of Individual Champs in parentheses 1 Oklahoma 88 (5) 2 Iowa State 67 (3) 3 Kansas State 31 4 Colorado 27 5 Nebraska 8 Champions and Place Winners 123 1st: Dick Delgado - Oklahoma (9-4) 2nd: Kent Townley - Iowa State 3rd: Bill Hayden - Colorado 4th: Marshall Nelson - Nebraska 130 1st: Bobby Lyons - Oklahoma (3-2) 2nd: Bob Mancuso - Kansas State 3rd: Bob Davis - Iowa State 4th: Alex Montoya - Colorado 137 1st: Dean Corner - Iowa State (10-5) 2nd: Don Hart - Oklahoma 3rd: James Fisher - Colorado 4th: Kyle Miles - Kansas State 147 1st: Don Studebaker - Oklahoma (WBF 6:30) 2nd: Roland Alexander - Kansas State 3rd: Wilbur Derby - Colorado 4th: Gordon Moser - Iowa State 157 1st: Bob Formanek - Iowa State (5-2) 2nd: Jerry Bross - Oklahoma 3rd: Ronald Teubner - Colorado 4th: Dale Blume - Kansas State 167 1st: Frank Powell - Iowa State (4-4 RD) 2nd: Bill Kale - Oklahoma 3rd: Raymond Glaze - Kansas State 4th: Bob Pickett - Nebraska 177 1st: Dan Hodge - Oklahoma (WBF 2:41) 2nd: Gene Frank - Iowa State 3rd: Gary Haller - Kansas State 4th: Mel Warner - Colorado UNL 1st: Gordon Roesler - Oklahoma (6-4) 2nd: Don Jensen - Iowa State 3rd: Sam Salerno - Colorado 4th: Dan Brand - Nebraska
1956 Big 8 Championship Page 1 of 8 123 Weight Class Kent Townley, Iowa State Kent Townley Kent Townley 10-8 Bill Hayden Bill Hayden, Colorado Dick Delgado, Oklahoma Dick Delgado 9-4 Dick Delgado Dick Delgado Fall 2:31 Marshall Nelson Marshall Nelson, Nebraska Bill Hayden Bill Hayden Bill Hayden Marshall Nelson Marshall Nelson
1956 Big 8 Championship Page 2 of 8 130 Weight Class Bobby Lyons, Oklahoma Bobby Lyons Bobby Lyons 11-6 Jim Owens, Nebraska Bob Davis 4-0 Bob Davis, Iowa State Bob Mancuso, Kansas State Bobby Lyons 3-2 Bob Mancuso Bob Mancuso 14-5 Alex Montoya Alex Montoya, Colorado Bob Davis Bob Davis Bob Davis Alex Montoya Alex Montoya
1956 Big 8 Championship Page 3 of 8 137 Weight Class Dean Corner, Iowa State Dean Corner Dean Corner Fall 0:57 Larry Fitch Larry Fitch, Colorado Don Hart, Oklahoma Dean Corner 10-5 Don Hart Don Hart Fall 8:52 Kyle Miles Kyle Miles, Kansas State Larry Fitch Larry Fitch Larry Fitch Kyle Miles Kyle Miles
1956 Big 8 Championship Page 4 of 8 147 Weight Class Don Studebaker, Oklahoma Don Studebaker 7-1 Jack Bryans, Nebraska Don Studebaker 7-0 Wilbur Derby Wilbur Derby, Colorado Roland Alexander, Kansas State Don Studebaker Fall 6:30 Roland Alexander Roland Alexander 6-2 Gordon Moser Gordon Moser, Iowa State Jack Bryans Wilbur Derby Wilbur Derby Wilbur Derby Gordon Moser Gordon Moser
1956 Big 8 Championship Page 5 of 8 157 Weight Class Bob Formanek, Iowa State Bob Formanek Bob Formanek 11-5 Ronald Teubner Ronald Teubner, Colorado Jerry Bross, Oklahoma Bob Formanek 5-2 Jerry Bross Jerry Bross 6-0 Dale Blume Dale Blume, Kansas State Ronald Teubner Ronald Teubner Ronald Teubner Dale Blume Dale Blume
1956 Big 8 Championship Page 6 of 8 167 Weight Class Frank Powell, Iowa State Frank Powell 6-3 Raymond Glaze, Kansas State Frank Powell 6-0 Len Cuttrell Len Cuttrell, Colorado Bill Kale, Oklahoma Bob Pickett RD Bill Kale Bill Kale Fall 2:54 Bob Pickett Bob Pickett, Nebraska Raymond Glaze Raymond Glaze Len Cuttrell Raymond Glaze Bob Pickett Bob Pickett
1956 Big 8 Championship Page 7 of 8 177 Weight Class Dan Hodge, Oklahoma Dan Hodge Dan Hodge Fall 1:38 Al Rosen, Nebraska Mel Warner 2-0 Mel Warner, Colorado Gene Frank, Iowa State Dan Hodge Fall 2:41 Gene Frank Gene Frank 6-4 Gary Haller Gary Haller, Kansas State Mel Warner Mel Warner Gary Haller Gary Haller Gary Haller
1956 Big 8 Championship Page 8 of 8 UNL Weight Class Gordon Roesler, Oklahoma Gordon Roesler Fall 1:46 Ellis Rainsberger, Nebraska Gordon Roesler 7-2 Dan Brand Dan Brand, Nebraska Don Jensen, Iowa State Gordon Roesler 6-4 Don Jensen Don Jensen Fall 3:56 Sam Salerno Sam Salerno, Colorado Ellis Rainsberger Dan Brand Dan Brand Sam Salerno Sam Salerno Sam Salerno