Myron Roderick

May 14, 2003 | General

Myron Roderick won 42-of-44 matches and three NCAA titles, one at 137 pounds and two more at 130. He placed fourth in the 1956 Olympic Games at Melbourne, losing a split decision to the eventual champion. After he returned from the Olympics, he was named head wrestling coach at Oklahoma A&M, just one season after winning his last NCAA Championship. In 1958, he led the Oklahoma State Cowboys to the NCAA team title and was the youngest coach ever to guide a national championship team in any sport. In 13 years of coaching, he produced seven NCAA championships and a dual record of 140-10-7. Roderick put together one streak of 84 consecutive duals without a loss. He guided wrestlers to 20 individual NCAA titles and four gold medals as the U.S. coach in the 1963 World Games and was an assistant in the 1964 Olympics.