Randy Lewis: The Toughest Kid on the Block is a new book now available on Amazon.
Bahne B Bahnson is the author of the biography of Randy Lewis.
Lewis is one of the most entertaining wrestlers in American history. His matches were high scoring with his unique wrestling style.
Dan Gable had never seen Lewis wrestle when he offered him a scholarship for the Recruiting Class of 1977 in his first year as a head coach at Iowa. As a three-time state champion out of Rapids City, South Dakota where in his last three seasons he had an 89-0 record and 83 pins. Lewis was a 1977 Junior World champion.
Lewis is one of the greatest wrestlers in Iowa history by going 2-1-1-7 in his career. A severe injury during his senior year kept Lewis from a third title.
Lewis had a 127-11-1 career record with 64 pins and did not redshirt. He made the 1978 World team after his true freshman year and the 1980 Olympic team after his third year of college.
Lewis is one of only two two-time Olympic wrestlers in Iowa Wrestling history(Chris Campbell). The 1980 Olympics were boycotted and he won Gold in 1984 at 136.5 lbs.
I have never come across a wrestler with a memory for matches in detail like Randy Lewis. This is a great book that will entertain you like the matches of Randy Lewis.
Randy Lewis
Rapid City, South Dakota
Three-time state champion
1977 Junior World champion
University of Iowa
1978 NCAA Runner-Up – 126 lbs.
1979 NCAA National champion – 126 lbs.
1980 NCAA National champion – 134 lbs.
Four-time All American
1980 Olympian – 136.5 lbs.
1984 Olympic Gold medalist – 136.5 lbs.
The author, Bahn Johnston, also wrote the book Rick Sanders in the moment. Sanders was a two-time Olympic silver medalist and the first World champion in American history that Randy Lewis was compared to with an unorthodox and funky wrestling style.
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