Kolat on the GOAT in HS Wrestling

[matter7172]

https://www.kolat.com/blog/the-goat-of-high-school-wrestling

It's kind of incredible for Jimmy Carr to make the Olympic team in 1972 between his sophomore and junior years of high - not to mention being on the World team in 1971 and winning Midlands during his junior year of high school.

It just adds flavor to the greatest high school match I ever witnessed - between Jimmy Carr and Larry Kepp of Central Dauphin East in 1973 for the PA title at the Farm Show Arena, which Carr barely held on to win by a single point.

Sad to think both died well before their time. The video in Kolat's blog is amazing, btw.

 

[AgSurfer]

Carr was amazing. Kolat should have added that when Carr won at the Midlands, he beat the defending NCAA D1 champion in the finals and was awarded OW as a result.

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

Kolat had some historic upsets of his own in HS AND he went undefeated... In PA.
Humility is a admirable trait, but CK is my GOAT.

 

[RoarLions1]

https://www.kolat.com/blog/the-goat-of-high-school-wrestling

It's kind of incredible for Jimmy Carr to make the Olympic team in 1972 between his sophomore and junior years of high - not to mention being on the World team in 1971 and winning Midlands during his junior year of high school.

It just adds flavor to the greatest high school match I ever witnessed - between Jimmy Carr and Larry Kepp of Central Dauphin East in 1973 for the PA title at the Farm Show Arena, which Carr barely held on to win by a single point.

Sad to think both died well before their time. The video in Kolat's blog is amazing, btw.

Two points, but who's counting (8-6 at 119 lbs) .

I was a high school JR in 1973, so looked at the brackets, checking the names to see how many I remembered. A handful was it.

 

[matter7172]

Two points, but who's counting (8-6 at 119 lbs) .

I was a high school JR in 1973, so looked at the brackets, checking the names to see how many I remembered. A handful was it.

Ah, you are correct. A takedown or stalling call would have tied it (because Carr had already been hit three times).

 

[Chickenman Testa]

Kolat had some historic upsets of his own in HS AND he went undefeated... In PA.
Humility is a admirable trait, but CK is my GOAT.

Yup - at least for those of us following PA high school wrestling for more than 6 or so years

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

Yup - at least for those of us following PA high school wrestling for more than 6 or so years

Indeed

 

[AgSurfer]

Two points, but who's counting (8-6 at 119 lbs) .

I was a high school JR in 1973, so looked at the brackets, checking the names to see how many I remembered. A handful was it.

I missed the PA state finals that year. At the same time that match was being wrestled, I was working on a kibbutz in Israel where I managed to somehow elude a terrorist booby trap. (no BS, true story)