The event will take place Sat., Oct. 24, 2015 -- one day before Gable's 67th birthday -- at the Holiday Inn Airport, 6111 Fleur Dr, Des Moines, Iowa. Tickets may be purchased online or by calling the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum at (319) 233-0745.
The black-tie recommended event starts at 6:30 p.m. with registration, social hour and silent auction opening. Program and dinner begins at 7:30 p.m., with live auction commencing at 8:30 p.m.
The Dan Gable Museum Gala is the culmination of the museum's yearlong capital campaign. The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum -- located in Gable's hometown of Waterloo, Iowa -- is being transformed into a state-of-the-art museum with an expanded wrestling room and training center. Updated interactive displays throughout the museum are in the works, along with a new theater, according to the museum's statement issued Wednesday.
The Gala will feature representatives from all 26 collegiate wrestling programs within the state of Iowa. Numerous Hall of Famers, Olympians, NCAA wrestling champions, and legendary coaches are expected to be in attendance, according to the Dan Gable Museum.
The Museum also announced that the sponsor for the Gala will be Casey's General Stores, Inc., a Fortune 500 company based in Ankeny, Iowa with over 1,850 convenience stores located in 14 states in the Midwest.
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum is a not-for-profit organization, with a mission is to preserve history, recognize excellence, and inspire future generations.
Dan Mack Gable is one of the iconic figures in amateur wrestling, as a competitor, coach and goodwill ambassador for the sport. In 1972 he won a gold medal at the Munich Olympics without surrendering a point after winning NCAA titles for Iowa State in 1968 and 1969. As the head wrestling coach at the University of Iowa he led the Hawkeyes to 15 NCAA team titles in 21 years (1977-1997), compiling a 355-21-5 dual meet record. In a 2005 online poll of wrestling fans conducted for the 75th anniversary of the NCAA wrestling championships, Gable was one of three individuals voted as all-time greatest college wrestling coaches, along with his coach at Iowa State, Harold Nichols, and Oklahoma State's Ed Gallagher, who coached from World War I to World War II.
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