I remember how shocking it was to see that win by Larry Owings - especially because Gable had pinned every single opponent during that regular season except for Mike Grant (the 150 lb. NCAA Champion) and our sophomore starter, Herb Campbell, who lost by 20 points. No tech falls in those days! And, after looking up the brackets, Owings and Gable both pinned their way to the finals in the NCAA tournament to set up the most memorable match in NCAA history.

you gotta love this guy......very humble and shows gratitude......if only more people were like this....

You did great Larry! I remember the match like it was yesterday! Wear your victory with pride!

stories like this are what make wrestling the greatest sport in the world!!!!!!!!

Met Larry in his home town amd he invited me over for dinner. Absolute great guy! Definitely an introvert too 😂

He came to our state tournament this year it was an honor wrestling in his presence up here in Washington state

Wrestlers are very intense and that can be off putting to some. But when you hear an interview from those guys you realize the intensity us just within the sport Otherwise they are kind and caring people. With humility.

Real life vision quest!!

Fans and crowds ultimately decide the life of all sports. The sport of wrestling needs to attract more crowds. If Larry Owings would have defeated Gable by a score of 2 to 1 then very few would want to remember the match or rewatch the match. Nonwrestling fans can watch the match and enjoy the excitement. The sport of wrestling would attract more fans if more wrestlers were like Larry Owings, an aggressive pinner with a determined and charming attitude.

Yes, no question about it ... when Larry Owings beat Dan Gable it shook the entire world of free-style wrestling and it was something that was very good for the sport. Why you ask? Simply because it showed that Dan Gable was human after all. Dan Gable probably didn't realize it at the time, but I am sure that it only made him a better wrestler. More importantly, I believe that it made him a better human being and one of the best wrestling coaches of all time.

Dan thanks you for the loss. Larry, you and Dan are both good guys.

Need these two on the tube for chat and a bit of light senior pummeling, maybe go over the what happened. Would love to see that!

Lary Owens was a great wrestler.

Mr. Owings, humble man.

Now this is the guy that should have the award.

The only guy to score a point on Gable during his olympic championship run.

Larry was my older brother coach and he says he is an awesome Wrestler

Back when men where men. Two class guys right there.

Fascinating. If you just read this transcript of Mr Owings words without knowing who the speaker was you might think it was Bill Buckner making a statement of his personal redemption.

Just the fact that larry did not try to change weight class to stay away from chad is crazy but then in the first round he had chad running

Awesome job thank 😊 🙏

☝🏼 Legends!

Good job Larry !

180 others tried YOU were the only One to complete the feat.....

Seems like a great guy.

I was in third row..

What’s weird is he didn’t win another NCAA title. Guys must’ve been gunning for him.

I had no idea Larry Owings was a 3-time NCAA finalist. Wow, that's impressive by itself.

Absolutely

Just following the JRE crowd here

Larry Owens comes across as much more humble and down to earth than Dan Gable does.

Humble man, but once you beat Dan Gable, everyone wants to beat the guy who beat Dan Gable. I know that match made BOTH men better. I wish this sport, and ESPECIALLY it's atheletes, got the attention they both deserve.

wonder if gable would wrestle him now

I get the introversion issue!!

"Dans a good guy". Hes better now that you and Jesus humbled his butt.

POV: You're here after watching Joe Rogan

Imagine shocking the world?

saw interview of Dan Gable from about 10 yrs ago, Gable started talking about his loss to Larry Owings. And 50 yrs after losing a wrestling match Gable says > "Not a day goes by that I don't think about losing that match and it still eats at me to this day" Greatest ever wrestler and a really great man but his obsession with that one loss is sort of ridiculous > it was FIFTY years ago Mr Gable. It should not matter anymore. Mr Gable, even in 1970 your loss to Larry Owings was NOT that important of an event. Young men your exact age DIED in the jungles of Vietnam the same week you lost a 7minute wrestling match.

Clearly hates Dan Gable. Oh I love that guy ( took 50 years to make an appearance together) 🤔

Cry Baby 😭