H&LD E39 - LeRoy Gardner: Head Coach at University of the Ozarks

Headlocks & Lateral Drops

English - May 27, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 143 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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H&LD E39 w/ LeRoy Gardner: Football and Basketball player turned wrestler (00:02:30). Being a little brother was best training for wrestling (00:11:10). Jim Miller talks national titles to secure Gardner (00:27:15). Not stopping to ask if he belonged (00:37:25). Working camps to becoming a coach for Navy (00:43:46). Running a college program while being on the other side of the world as a Navy Reserve (00:54:30). Coaching in Houston sparked a desire LeRoy didn’t know he had (01:06:38). Adding women’s wrestling to University of Ozarks (01:11:05). Meeting his wife at Junior Worlds (01:17:50). River Valley Wrestling Club supporting the Olympic movement in Arkansas (01:26:30). Importance of Charlotte Fowler making the Olympic Team Trials (01:29:30). Your job at any level is to get them to the next step wanting more (01:35:10).

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