170:
261:
due to three minutes and ten seconds of time advantage. There were other champions from other weight classes, but their matches were after DeMarsh's 115-pound NCAA Championship match, thus making him the first NCAA wrestling champion. The other weight classes were 125-pound, 135-pound, 145-pound,
252:
In 1928, DeMarsh tried out for the
Oklahoma A&M Aggies wrestling team again in the 125-pound class due to gaining weight. However, he would end up dropping down a weight and joined the team at the 115-pound class. He competed at 115 pounds at the first annual
29:
262:
158-pound, and 175-pounds. Higgins said in 1979, "I lost a 21-minute match at 115 pounds to Harold DeMarsh. After we were all even on riding time after the first 15 minutes, we went another six minutes of overtime."
249:. He tried to be part of the 125-pound class multiple times, but failed each time. DeMarsh was second at the AAU national contest in 1926 and in third in 1927, both in the 115-pound class.
290:
558:
289:. DeMarsh's NCAA championship medal and AAU medals were lost due to a fire. His son, Gerald DeMarsh, had replicas of the medals that he showed to the
237:
in 1928. He had a wife, three children, 13 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. He died on March 25, 1982, at the age of 80 due to an illness.
234:
402:
202:
161:
254:
206:
176:
153:
112:
322:
286:
245:
While attending
Oklahoma A&M, DeMarsh competed as part of the Oklahoma A&M Aggies, under head coach
352:
226:
205:. DeMarsh competed at the 115-pound weight class and won the first NCAA individual wrestling title at the
258:
379:
553:
548:
294:
198:
144:
102:
490:
246:
218:
122:
47:
282:
62:
222:
74:
257:. He became the first NCAA wrestling champion in history by defeating Harold Higgins from
516:
427:
468:
476:
387:
360:
273:, with his teams winning several amateur wrestling state championships. He also taught
542:
230:
270:
457:. National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 30 – via Kindle eBook.
469:"Who were the NCAA wrestling champions the first year the tourney was ever held?"
90:
28:
265:
After wrestling at
Oklahoma A&M, DeMarsh taught wrestling at his local
278:
380:"Cushing Youth Lands Position On Aggies Mat Team Via 115. lb. class"
517:"National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum Official Facebook"
428:"National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum Official Facebook"
274:
266:
403:"Oklahoma State wrestling championships: History, statistics"
297:, which holds a display of his 1928 championship match.
353:"Obituary for Harold J. DeMarsh, 1902-1982 (Aged 80)"
323:"Harold DeMarsh: The First NCAA Wrestling Champion"
128:
118:
108:
96:
86:
81:
70:
55:
40:
35:
169:
455:The History of Collegiate Wrestling 2nd Edition
197:(born 1902 – March 25, 1982) was an American
8:
19:
347:
345:
343:
291:National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
136:
27:
18:
374:
372:
370:
316:
314:
312:
310:
229:(AAU) champion in 1925. DeMarsh moved to
201:. He was the first wrestler to become an
150:
16:American collegiate wrestler (1902–1982)
306:
453:Hammond, Jarius K. (October 3, 2014).
7:
321:Duckworth, Seth (August 18, 2020).
217:Harold DeMarsh was born in 1902 in
401:Scovel, Shannon (August 2, 2020).
14:
255:1928 NCAA Wrestling Championships
207:1928 NCAA Wrestling Championships
559:Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestlers
386:. February 11, 1928 – via
168:
475:. December 9, 1966 – via
221:, and attended high school in
1:
359:. March 28, 1982 – via
225:, where he became a National
491:"Another pig roast for Iowa"
575:
384:The Cushing Daily Citizen
287:Naval Station Great Lakes
160:
143:
139:
26:
495:Sports Illustrated Vault
213:Personal life and death
203:NCAA wrestling champion
269:before and throughout
227:Amateur Athletic Union
259:Iowa State University
233:upon graduating from
295:Stillwater, Oklahoma
145:Collegiate Wrestling
36:Personal information
357:The Daily Oklahoman
247:Edward C. Gallagher
219:Menominee, Michigan
123:Edward C. Gallagher
48:Menominee, Michigan
23:
283:United States Navy
199:folkstyle wrestler
162:NCAA Championships
63:Del City, Oklahoma
223:Cushing, Oklahoma
192:
191:
186:
185:
75:Cushing, Oklahoma
566:
533:
532:
530:
528:
513:
507:
506:
504:
502:
497:. March 19, 1979
487:
481:
480:
465:
459:
458:
450:
444:
443:
441:
439:
434:. March 30, 2021
424:
418:
417:
415:
413:
398:
392:
391:
376:
365:
364:
349:
338:
337:
335:
333:
318:
241:Wrestling career
235:Oklahoma A&M
179:
172:
171:
156:
154:Oklahoma A&M
137:
113:Oklahoma A&M
99:
66:
51:
31:
24:
574:
573:
569:
568:
567:
565:
564:
563:
539:
538:
537:
536:
526:
524:
523:. April 2, 2018
515:
514:
510:
500:
498:
489:
488:
484:
467:
466:
462:
452:
451:
447:
437:
435:
426:
425:
421:
411:
409:
400:
399:
395:
378:
377:
368:
351:
350:
341:
331:
329:
320:
319:
308:
303:
281:as part of the
243:
215:
188:
187:
175:
152:
134:
133:
97:
61:
60:
46:
45:
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
572:
570:
562:
561:
556:
551:
541:
540:
535:
534:
508:
482:
477:Newspapers.com
460:
445:
419:
393:
388:Newspapers.com
366:
361:Newspapers.com
339:
327:Pistols Firing
305:
304:
302:
299:
242:
239:
214:
211:
195:Harold DeMarsh
190:
189:
184:
183:
180:
173:
165:
164:
158:
157:
148:
147:
141:
140:
135:
131:
130:
129:
126:
125:
120:
116:
115:
110:
106:
105:
100:
94:
93:
88:
84:
83:
79:
78:
72:
71:Home town
68:
67:
59:March 25, 1982
57:
53:
52:
42:
38:
37:
33:
32:
21:Harold DeMarsh
20:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
571:
560:
557:
555:
552:
550:
547:
546:
544:
522:
518:
512:
509:
496:
492:
486:
483:
478:
474:
470:
464:
461:
456:
449:
446:
433:
429:
423:
420:
408:
404:
397:
394:
389:
385:
381:
375:
373:
371:
367:
362:
358:
354:
348:
346:
344:
340:
328:
324:
317:
315:
313:
311:
307:
300:
298:
296:
292:
288:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
263:
260:
256:
250:
248:
240:
238:
236:
232:
231:Oklahoma City
228:
224:
220:
212:
210:
208:
204:
200:
196:
181:
178:
174:
167:
166:
163:
159:
155:
151:Representing
149:
146:
142:
138:
127:
124:
121:
117:
114:
111:
107:
104:
101:
95:
92:
89:
85:
80:
76:
73:
69:
64:
58:
54:
49:
43:
39:
34:
30:
25:
525:. Retrieved
520:
511:
499:. Retrieved
494:
485:
472:
463:
454:
448:
436:. Retrieved
431:
422:
410:. Retrieved
406:
396:
383:
356:
330:. Retrieved
326:
271:World War II
264:
251:
244:
216:
194:
193:
132:Medal record
109:College team
554:1982 deaths
549:1902 births
473:The Express
543:Categories
301:References
119:Coached by
527:March 26,
501:March 26,
438:March 26,
412:April 12,
332:March 26,
177:1928 Ames
103:Folkstyle
91:Wrestling
521:Facebook
432:Facebook
182:115 lb
279:karate
77:, U.S.
65:, U.S.
50:, U.S.
98:Event
87:Sport
82:Sport
529:2022
503:2022
440:2022
414:2022
407:NCAA
334:2022
277:and
275:judo
267:YMCA
56:Died
44:1902
41:Born
293:in
285:at
545::
519:.
493:.
471:.
430:.
405:.
382:.
369:^
355:.
342:^
325:.
309:^
209:.
531:.
505:.
479:.
442:.
416:.
390:.
363:.
336:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
