House Resolution 31 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 31 BY BYRNES , JACOBY , STANERSON , and HIGHFILL A Resolution recognizing October 25, 2013, as Dan Gable 1 Day in Iowa. 2 WHEREAS, Dan Gable has a long storied history in 3 the wrestling world that includes three high school 4 championships, two NCAA wrestling championships, and 5 an Olympic gold medal; and 6 WHEREAS, in 21 years of coaching, Dan Gable led the 7 University of Iowa to 15 NCAA team championships and 21 8 consecutive Big Ten Championships; and 9 WHEREAS, Dan Gable’s leadership, competitiveness, 10 and coaching skills created future generations of 11 wrestlers, many of whom have gone on to national and 12 world wrestling prominence; and 13 WHEREAS, Dan Gable is an ambassador for the sport of 14 wrestling; and 15 WHEREAS, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Museum 16 in Waterloo, Iowa, is named after Dan Gable; and 17 WHEREAS, even though he no longer sits in a corner 18 as a coach, Dan Gable still has a significant impact on 19 the world of wrestling; and 20 WHEREAS, for more than 30 years Dan Gable changed 21 the landscape of the high school and college wrestling 22 worlds; NOW THEREFORE, 23 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That 24 the House of Representatives recognizes October 25, 25 2013, as Dan Gable Day in Iowa. 26 -1- LSB 2267HH (4) 85 jr/nh 1/ 1