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Discussion Topic: 2015 Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
Mark Niemann added to this discussion on June 11, 2015
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There are a bunch of them. One of them is J Jaggers.
There is another wrestler. I didn't recognize him though.
At doctor's office. Gotta run.
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Discussion Topic: 2015 Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
Casey Talbott added to this discussion on June 12, 2015
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Perry Martter was the second, believe he was on the 1924 (?) Olympic team.
Maybe one of our more "seasoned" contributors can shed further light. :-)
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Discussion Topic: 2015 Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
Hank Kornblut added to this discussion on June 12, 2015
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Discussion Topic: 2015 Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
Mark Niemann added to this discussion on June 12, 2015
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Quote from Casey Talbott's post:
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"Perry Martter was the second, believe he was on the 1924 (?) Olympic team.
Maybe one of our more "seasoned" contributors can shed further light. :-)"
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Thanks, Casey. I wish I knew more about him. Alas, Father Time is a cruel man.
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Discussion Topic: 2015 Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
Bob Preusse added to this discussion on June 12, 2015
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Quote from Casey Talbott's post:
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"Perry Martter was the second, believe he was on the 1924 (?) Olympic team.
Maybe one of our more "seasoned" contributors can shed further light. :-)"
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i'm somewhat "seasoned" however early 1920's not my era either, lol. Coulda been fun Roaring 20s its known as- alas no LeBron but the 20's had Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ty Cobb, Jack Dempsey. Cleveland had so much industrial power that a Federal Reserve Bank was placed here. The original John D. Rockefeller, who was from here, might have still been here before he moved to NY (he's buried here btw, the worlds frst billionairre)
Enough idle prattle, to the meat of the matter: Perry Martter, Wrestling, 1921-22
Perry Martter was one of the pioneers of the sport of wrestling at Ohio State, staring on the first varsity team in 1921 and winning conference championships in both 1921 and 1922. As a sophomore in 1921, he won the Big Ten title at 158 pounds and then repeated in 1922, winning the 145-pound weight class. Before an injury derailed the end of his senior season, Martter led the Buckeyes to an undefeated record and conference championship in 1923, just the team’s third season in existence. He was also named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Year (the first of five Buckeyes over 94 years to win the award) and finished his career with a 19-1 record (.950), the highest winning percentage until Logan Stieber broke the mark in 2015.
Following his graduation in 1923 with a degree in engineering, Martter made the Olympic team and competed in the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. At those games, he was joined on the Olympic team by fellow Buckeye and Athletics Hall of Fame member Harry Steele. An excellent student, Martter was admitted to the Bucket and Dipper and Sphinx honor societies.
An engineering graduate, Martter was born in Coshocton, Ohio, and graduated from Grandview High School. He passed away June 13, 1954.
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Discussion Topic: 2015 Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
Mark Niemann added to this discussion on June 12, 2015
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Discussion Topic: 2015 Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
Doug Brandt added to this discussion on June 12, 2015
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Quote from Bob Preusse's post:
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Quote from Casey Talbott's post:
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"Perry Martter was the second, believe he was on the 1924 (?) Olympic team.
Maybe one of our more "seasoned" contributors can shed further light. :-)"
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i'm somewhat "seasoned" however early 1920's not my era either, lol. Coulda been fun Roaring 20s its known as- alas no LeBron but the 20's had Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ty Cobb, Jack Dempsey. Cleveland had so much industrial power that a Federal Reserve Bank was placed here. The original John D. Rockefeller, who was from here, might have still been here before he moved to NY (he's buried here btw, the worlds frst billionairre)
Enough idle prattle, to the meat of the matter: Perry Martter, Wrestling, 1921-22
Perry Martter was one of the pioneers of the sport of wrestling at Ohio State, staring on the first varsity team in 1921 and winning conference championships in both 1921 and 1922. As a sophomore in 1921, he won the Big Ten title at 158 pounds and then repeated in 1922, winning the 145-pound weight class. Before an injury derailed the end of his senior season, Martter led the Buckeyes to an undefeated record and conference championship in 1923, just the team’s third season in existence. He was also named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Year (the first of five Buckeyes over 94 years to win the award) and finished his career with a 19-1 record (.950), the highest winning percentage until Logan Stieber broke the mark in 2015.
Following his graduation in 1923 with a degree in engineering, Martter made the Olympic team and competed in the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. At those games, he was joined on the Olympic team by fellow Buckeye and Athletics Hall of Fame member Harry Steele. An excellent student, Martter was admitted to the Bucket and Dipper and Sphinx honor societies.
An engineering graduate, Martter was born in Coshocton, Ohio, and graduated from Grandview High School. He passed away June 13, 1954."
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Thanks for the post, Bob. My father was in Sphinx. There is a list of all Sphinx members in a little courtyard outside the OSU main library.
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