Bill Weick

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Who is Bill Weick?

Bill Weick is a wrestler best known in the midwestern United States. After winning the 1949 Illinois state title at Tilden Tech High School, Weick won two NCAA titles competing for the University of Northern Iowa in 1952 and 1955. During 1953–1954, he served in the U.S. Army.

Weick was a member of the first U.S. World Greco-Roman team in 1961. He was a runner-up at the AAU National Championships three times and was a seven-time placewinner competing in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. From 1961–65, Weick trained for international wrestling with the San Francisco Olympic Club. He also coached at San Francisco State, and served a year as the team’s head coach.

He was on the U.S. Olympic team coaching staff in freestyle in 1972, 1980, 1984 and 1988, and worked with the Greco-Roman team in 1976. Weick was head coach of the 1975 Pan American Games team that won the team title, and also coached U.S. teams at the 1975 World Cup, as well as three Junior World Championships and the 1981 World University Games. Among the nations where Weick traveled to coach U.S. teams were Cuba, Mongolia, Panama, Romania, Canada, Russia and France.

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  • University of Northern Iowa

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on July 23, 2013

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