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Eugene M. "Gene" Ersland

  • Class
    1955
  • Induction
    1976
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Men's Wrestling
• Never wrestled in High School
• Iowa Conference champion and Iowa State AAU champion at 167 as a sophomore
• Finished second at same weight and events as a junior
• Iowa Conference champion and AAU runner-up at 177 as a senior
• Career dual meet record of 32 wins, 8 losses and 1 tie
• Starting tackle on Luther’s unbeaten football team - 1954
• Iowa Conference Honorable Mention - 1954
• Elected Athlete of the Year by the “L” Club his senior year
• M.S. degree in Mental Health from the University of Wyoming - 1963
• Served as County Director of Mental Health Program in Menominee, Mich.
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