Yagla was a three-time All-American, a two-time national champion and the Outstanding Wrestler at the 1976 NCAA Championships for the University of Iowa. He was an alternate on the 1976 Olympic team and earned a spot on the 1980 team but did not compete when the United States boycotted the Olympics in Moscow. He will be welcomed into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's 41st Annual Honors Weekend on June 2-3, 2017 in Stillwater, Okla.
Kosturos is the star of the film “American Wrestler: The Wizard†about a California high school wrestler originally from Iran who had to deal with bigotry at the time of the Iranian Hostage Crisis. The film, which also stars Jon Voight and William Fichtner, is now available for viewing on DVD, Blu-ray and via streaming.
“On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa this Thursday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan.
A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com
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