Gray Simons

Elliott Gray Simons (born August 13, 1939) is a former American wrestler. He competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics in freestyle wrestling.^[1] Simons later served as head coach at Lock Haven, Indiana State, Tennessee, and Old Dominion.^[2]

Gray Simons

Personal information
Full name	Elliott Gray Simons
Born	(1939-08-13) August 13, 1939 (age 86) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Freestyle and Folkstyle
College team	Lock Haven
Club	U.S. Army
Team	USA
Medal record Collegiate Wrestling Representing the Lock Haven Bald Eagles NCAA Championships 1960 College Park 115 lb 1961 Corvallis 115 lb 1962 Stillwater 115 lb NAIA Championships 1959 DeKalb 115 lb 1960 Lock Haven 115 lb 1961 Golden 115 lb 1962 Winona 115 lb

As a collegiate wrestler, Simons was a four-time NAIA national champion and three-time NCAA national champion. Simons was named Most Outstanding Wrestler of the NCAA tournament twice and the NAIA touranament four times, earning this honor in six of seven national meets he competed in. His feat of winning seven collegiate wrestling national championships remains unmatched.^[3]

In 1978, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.^[4]