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  1.                                  matches and became the 
  2.                                  first wrestler from the U.S. 
  3.                                  in 12 years to win an 
  4.                                  Olympic gold medal.
  5.  
  6. An earlier knee injury forced Dan to retire
  7. from competitive wrestling after the Olympics.
  8. He then became one of the greatest 
  9. wrestling coaches in NCAA history. DanΓÇÖs
  10. teams at the University of Iowa won nine
  11. consecutive NCAA championships, from
  12. 1978 to 1986, and three more in a row from
  13. 1991 to 1993. He was elected to the U.S.
  14. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1985. 
  15.