Blubaugh vs Habibi 1960 Olympics

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HEy WUTz GEWd

my college coach at Indiana for 4 years. Toughest man I ever met!!!!
But an even greater person. Love ya Blu.

Great stuff !!

I remember Blubaugh was at the Oklahoma State Camp and told us how he has proof you should never shoot with your arms out

Two tough dudes. It's cool to see techniques used back in '60 that are still common today.

I agree with Indy RR. It would be awesome to see some more classics from the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's. Thanks for posting this Flo.
OCONE- I wrestled in the '95, '96, '97 Div III nationals, too, placed 3rd in '96 and '97 at 150 lbs for Stevens Point. I remember you well, man, you were tough, brother. Hope you're still a mat rat.

1997-Division III National Tournament- I had a less then stellar performance, finishing in 4th place after 2-Runner-up performances the previous two years. This older gentleman with glasses on, a suit, and cowboy boots on, walks up to me and hand me a rolled up poster. He patted me on the back and told me that he had been following my career, that I had fought hard, and should hold me head up. I didn't really think anything of it and thought he was just a fan......Several months later I unrolled that poster, low and behold, it was the picture of this match, where Doug is pinning Habibi. Doug had signed it with some words of encouragement. I framed it and it hangs in my basement to this day.

Love the reaction of the spectator at 0:57 when Blubaugh whips Habibi over. That's priceless.

This old stuff is great. Bring it on. I'd love to see more--maybe a special section of old black and white stuff as far back as you can get it. The only bad thing about it is that the rules change so often in wrestling. If you were watching an Olympics boxing match from 1960, it wouldn't seem all that different from boxing today. But with wrestling, you can't help but think how different it is. And how stupid today's freestyle rules are.

This is a real classic, I love old wrestling film like this! Good job flowrestlr, keep up the good work. I remember meeting Mr. Blubaugh at the Michigan State Univ. wrestling camp in 1967 that I attended.

is the mat square?

WOW, excellent stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love how its outside!

Also gotta love how Doug, gets his hand raised, and just walks off the mat. Just became and olympic champ, and he shows no emotion. That is a special generation.

Sick Neck bridge! These guys are the type who could still compete today and the type of athletes who could have evolved with the sport of wrestling!