Born July 15, 1913, to Swiss parents, Gene Wettstone holds the record for NCAA men’s team championships by a single coach (9). He learned the sport at the Swiss Gymnastics Association in Union City, N.J., and was a Big Ten champion at Iowa.
He took over the Penn State Nittany Lions in 1938 and produced 45 individual NCAA champions, 12 Olympians and was head coach of two Olympic teams (1948, ’56). …
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Gene Wettstone at 100
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