Myron Roderick

Myron Willis Roderick (September 15, 1934 – December 28, 2011)^[1] was an American wrestler, college coach, and college athletics administrator. As a wrestler in college, he was a three-time All-American and two-time NCAA Wrestling national champion. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in freestyle wrestling.^[2] As a wrestling coach at Oklahoma State, Roderick introduced recruiting on a major scale in the sport of wrestling. Oklahoma State would win seven team NCAA Championships while he was head coach. Roderick also established the foundation of what is now USA Wrestling.

Myron Roderick

Biographical details
Born	(1934-09-15)September 15, 1934 Anthony, Kansas, U.S.
Died	December 28, 2011(2011-12-28) (aged 77) Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
Alma mater	Oklahoma A&M
Playing career
Wrestling
1953–1956	Oklahoma A&M
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Wrestling
1957–1969	Oklahoma State
Tennis
1958–1967	Oklahoma State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1983–1990	Oklahoma State
Head coaching record
Overall	140-10-7 (Wrestling)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
7 NCAA Wrestling Championships (1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968)
Awards
National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished Member (1976)

Medal record
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing Oklahoma A&M
NCAA Championships
	1955 Ithaca	130 lb
	1956 Stillwater	130 lb
	1954 Norman	137 lb

In 1976, Roderick was inducted into the inaugural class of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.^[3]