National Champions
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FRANKLIN GOMEZ 2005-10 133 pounds Brandon, Fla. • 2009 NCAA National Champion • Two-time Big Ten Champion and Three-Time All-American |
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KELVIN JACKSON 1993-1995 118 pounds Anderson, Ind. • 1995 National Champion • Set the MSU single-season wins record with 42 victories during the 1994-95 campaign |
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PAT MILKOVICH 1972-1976 126 and 134 pounds Cleveland, Ohio • NCAA Champion in 1972 and 1974 • First Big Ten wrestler ever to be a four-time NCAA finalist • Three-time Big Ten Champion |
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TOM MILKOVICH 1970-1974 134 and 142 pounds Cleveland, Ohio • 1972 National Champion • Four-time Big Ten Champion • Two-time Midlands Open Champion |
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GREG JOHNSON 1969-1972 118 pounds Lansing, Mich. • Three-time National Champion in 1970, 1971, 1972 • First Big Ten wrestler to win three National Titles • Three-time Big Ten Champion |
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GEORGE RADMAN 1966-1968 167 pounds Norfolk, Va. • 1967 National Champion |
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DALE ANDERSON 1964-1968 130 and 137 pounds Waterloo, Iowa • National Champion in 1967 and 1968 • Three-time Big Ten Champion • Went undefeated in 1967, his junior season |
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RICHARD COOK 1962-1966 147 pounds Farmington, Mich. • 1966 National Champion |
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NORMAN YOUNG 1957-1961 137 pounds Lansing, Mich. • 1961 National Champion |
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KEN MAIDLOW 1954-1958 191 pounds Lansing, Mich. • 1958 National Champion |
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JIM SINADINOS 1952-1956 137 pounds Lansing, Mich. • 1956 National Champion |
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BOB HOKE 1950-1954 157 pounds Oklahoma City, Okla. • 1954 National Champion |
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GENE GIBBONS 1948-1951 167 pounds Cleveland, Ohio • 1951 National Champion |
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RICHARD DICKENSON 1946-1949 136.5 pounds Tulsa, Okla. • 1948 National Champion |
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GALE MIKLES 1946-1947 155 pounds Skiatook, Okla. • 1947 National Champion |
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MERLE JENNINGS 1941-1943 121 pounds Tulsa, Okla. • National Champion in 1941 and 1942 • AAU National Champion in 1943 |
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BURL JENNINGS 1941-1943 126 pounds Tulsa, Okla. • National Champion in 1941 and 1942 |
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WILLIAM MAXWELL 1941-1943 136 pounds Tulsa, Okla. • 1942 National Champion |
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WALTER JACOBS 1935-1937 160 pounds • 1936 National Champion • First wrestler in Michigan State history to win a national title • Three-time AAU National Champion • Walter Jacobs Award has been given annually since 1940 to the wrestler who notches the most points in a season |