Myron Roderick
Myron Willis Roderick (September 15, 1934 – December 28, 2011)[1] was an American wrestler, head college coach of wrestling and tennis, and college athletics administrator. 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. He 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]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 15, 1934 Anthony, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | December 28, 2011 (aged 77) Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Wrestling | |
| 1953–1956 | Oklahoma A&M |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Wrestling | |
| 1957–1969 | Oklahoma State |
| Tennis | |
| 1958–1967 | Oklahoma State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1983–1990 | Oklahoma State |
References
- "OSU Loses Legend Myron Roderick". okstate.com. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- "Myron Roderick Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- Myron Roderick. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
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