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Oregon State National Champion Greg Strobel Passes Away

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Two-time National Champion, three-time All-American and Oregon State Athletics Hall of Famer Greg Strobel has passed away at 68.

Strobel, the United States Olympic Head Coach in 2000, won a national championship in both 1973 and 1974 at 190 pounds, and placed fifth in 1972 to earn his first All-American honor. In 1973, he was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the NCAA Championships.

Strobel won three Pacific-8 Conference titles during his career at Oregon State and earned an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholar Athlete Award in 1975.

Strobel still holds the Oregon State record for consecutive wins at 74.