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Willie Gadson, star wrestler at Huntington High, Iowa State, dies

Published: March 14, 2013 9:10 PM
By WILL SAMMON william.sammon@newsday.com

High school/college wrestling star Willie Gadson died March

Photo credit: Iowa State Athletics Communications | High school/college wrestling star Willie Gadson died March 10, 2013 after a yearlong battle with bone and lung cancer in Iowa. He was 59. Newsday's obituary for Willie Gadson

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Willie Gadson started his elite wrestling career by pinning opponents at Huntington High School and became a two-time All-American at Iowa State before a long, respected career coaching the sport.

Gadson died Sunday after a yearlong battle with bone and lung cancer in Iowa. He was 59.

His son, Kyven Gadson, won the 197-pound title for Iowa State at the 2013 Big 12 Wrestling Championships...

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