Ray Brinzer : Speakers & Interviews

This should be a weekly series. Great video!

this guy is Awesome.

Id buy a ticket to a bar to listen to him and sammie henson trade stories for any price :)

I remember going to wrestling meets with my dad when Ray was a junior and senior at Iowa. I was always exited to get his autograph during the meets, I called him,"The William Shakespeare lookin guy". He was such a neat guy.

Still is!

Not your typical Iowa-style mentality, but a fan favorite nonetheless here in Hawkeye country. I would like to pick Gable's mind to see how he approached this type of personality...

Glad to see he's still out tere doing his thing...love the shirt

martin is working on it, patience!

Henk van der Stoep
Netherlands
Nice to see him doing well.
Yeah to bad I really wanted to hear this story, I met Ray when he was training in Bulgaria (Belmeken). I was there with the National Dutch team. Really nice guy but odd indeed. He was talking about creating his own country etc. was not really sure if he was serious at that time.

SAME PROBLEM!!!

Unable to view beyond his warming up in a leather jacket myth ... we're missing his trip to Bulgeria story and more ...

WELL LOOK AT THIS LITTLE SISSY HERE YOU KNOW HE DOESNT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WRISTLOCK AND A WRISCH THIS LIL SUM AINT GOT WHAT TAKES TO MAKE IT IN THE WWF!

Everyone is loving Brinzer!

Anyone else having trouble opening this video up?

martin get more brinzer!

i'am an old pa. native,{latrobe} who saw ray wrestle at the wpial 1989.he truly was one of the great highschool wrestler's.i'am glad pa. has him back.i live in sulphur la past 34years.

I watched a dual when Ray wrestled for Iowa. I can't recall against who though. Ray was sleeping before his match, and when he was up they got him up and he went out and pinned his opponent in about 20 seconds. The hair was a bit wild back then also. I can't recall his weight class, but, the teammate above him had lost a wrestle off to Ray, and the guy was jacked! The guy was at Iowa for Football as well as wrestling. The time before that, I saw Ray on the cover of USA Wrestling which I believe was in a match where he beat Pat Lynch who at the time was NJ's winningest wrestler. He's an interesting guy, no doubt about it.

I once heard that Ray used a time machine to travel back to April, 1912 and save the Titanic from that iceberg. I wonder if there is any truth to that?

I wanna see a interview with him and ryan lang at the same time.... I could watch 4 hours,growing up I was a huge ohio state fan watching him and randleman wrestle inspired me

The Gumby is a legend

ray is cool dude man

I know McKnight took the week off prior to the NCAA this past year and took 4th. Seems like he had the personality that Brinzer was talking about.

Great story Ray! That was fun to listen to.

Should've asked him if the jumping from a two story building for pizza is true.

Brinzer stories are many, and all entertaining!

did'nt he live out of his truck at oklahoma? hes an amazing coach

We want more Ray! He is so interesting!

Wow! What a great person to be coaching youth. He has a great personality and it would be great to just sit and listen to him tell stories all day.

I was fortunate enough to be on some domestic and international teams with Ray. He epitomizes PA wrestling and we are fortunate to have him as an ambassador.

One of the best videos on here. I'm in Pittsburgh now and want to meet up with Ray sometime. He reminds of of Seth Rogan

Ray was on the best high school wrestling team ever. Everyone that has known Ray can say he is who he is. Im glad he's giving back to Pa wrestling

Im proud to say I witnessed Ray being coached by Gumby at he 91 University Nationals. I think Ray was a Sr in High School and I think he won it?? Maybe second? Classic!

I think I wrestled Ray about 15 times (never beat him) and he was always the way he is in the video. He is a great guy, very unique, and never brags about himself. I know the kids in his club love him. Keep doing what you are doing.

He's the best

My favorite flo interview ever!

I like your style Ray

Good stuff Ray!

Re match ... Gumby and Pat Lynch

lol great video.....thanks

that ray brinzer flag was me i was tryin to search for his matches and put his name in the wrong blank spot with a button sry

I miss the crazy hair Ray, bring it back!

Hey flo by accident i put a 1 on my rating when I wanted to put a 5 Plus can change that because man this was good

When I started wrestling in eigth grade(1991) at Canon McMillan, Ray was certainly a legend already. The gumby doll, 1600 SAT, ran to Hershey, tied the sauna doors shut, etc. etc., facts and fictions but a legend none the less. I had never personally met him until he showed up as a coach at North Allegheny junior high (I coach Canon McMillan junior high) and I sought him out to gain conversation any chance I could get. Usually find him sleeping in some odd spot but anyhow truly a great individual for the sport of wrestling, a good coach, and a fine person to have a conversation with although he probably would prefer to be debating. We now have sons the same age ( I hope he sticks around this area so they can wrestle), best wishes with the baby due in Oct (I also have baby due in Oct but a boy). See you soon!

If computer programming ever falls through Ray, go into stand up comedy! This guy is hilarious, great off the cuff humor and relaxed in front of the camera.

HAHAH...i'm 23 now..but ray had coached me since i was a freshmen in high school and this dude hasnt changed a bit...

The most entertaining interview ive seen on here. i was lol watching this and he seems like a great guy also. i bet he would be/is a great coach especially as a kids coach

great video, this guy was a character, I took and L from him in college, but he was always very humble and frustrating to wrestle for sure, sure was a talent great to see what he is doing these days, he was always a topic of discussion during his prime.

Awesome guy. Definately one of a kind.

GREAT VIDEO!!!!

WHERE DID THEY PUT THE MATCHES ON THE CENTRAL REGIONALS I CANT FIND THEM ANYMORE

I remember hearing a story about how Ray almost missed his Big Ten finals match. They were calling him to the mat and he wasn't showing up...he was no where to be found. Finally Gable went up to the hall in the stadium and found Ray playing Mortal Combat on the arcade! Gable told him that he was about to DQ his match and Ray said, "Tell them I'll be down in a minute...I'm about to beat the whole game". He finally came down right before tehy DQ'd him!!

I could listen to Ray Brinzer stories all day! What a great guy with such an interesting perspective on wrestling. He always seemed to be a fan favorite. I enjoyed watching him wake up from a dead sleep, having no warm-up (except a few neck stretches), then going out and destroying the competition.

I loved watching Ray wrestle. I also agree with him about NCAA wrestling, it wears our kids out. And the best don\'t even try F.S. or greco anymore. Their just tired of the grind.

MORE VIDEO'S OF RAY!

GREAT INTERVIEW! THANK YOU

what a great guy

smart guy would love to have him as a coach I believe in same stuff that he does

classic ray, was very interesting as always

Great interview!