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Jack Riley truly shone in wrestling, a sport he had never competed in before arriving on the Northwestern University campus. After seeing the 235-pound Riley make his mark on the gridiron, head wrestling coach Orion Stuteville convinced him to come out for the team.
The trio of Riley, Engebretsen and Marvil helped lead the Wildcats to an undefeated regular season. But Riley, who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988, truly shone in wrestling, a sport he had never competed in before coming to Northwestern.
Mar 24, 1993 · John H. “Jack” Riley, an Olympic silver medalist in wrestling in 1932 and an All-American in football and wrestling at Northwestern University, died Monday. He was 83.
Riley wrestled at Northwestern and was the national collegiate heavyweight champion in 1931 and 1932. He also won a silver medal in wrestling in the 1932 Olympics. His third sport was rowing, and he captained a championship crew for St. John's Military Academy in 1927.
John Riley attended Northwestern University and won back-to-back NCAA championships in wrestling. But wrestling was far from his only sport; he was also an excellent rower, and he played football at Northwestern.
Mar 22, 1993 · John Riley attended Northwestern University and won back-to-back NCAA championships in wrestling. But wrestling was far from his only sport; he was also an excellent rower, and he played football at Northwestern. In fact, after winning his silver medal at the 1932 Olympics, Riley played one year in the NFL with the old Boston Redskins.
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He was named an All-American in 1931. [1] Riley also wrestled at Northwestern and was the NCAA heavyweight champion in 1931 and 1932. [1] He then won a silver medal in wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics, behind Swede Johan Richthoff and ahead of Austrian Nickolaus Hirschl.
