He won World and Olympic championships in 1983 and '84, and later added three World silver medals and two bronzes, but Dave Schultz's quest for an eighth world-class medal was cut short when he was murdered in January of 1996. By his own admission, Schultz "wasn't the greatest athlete in wrestling," but he was one of the most intelligent wrestlers in the history of the sport. Schultz once told one of his mentors, "I cheated! I learned HOW to wrestle." And thus he was a winner all his life. Schultz was an NCAA titlist for Oklahoma in 1982 and he won 10 national championships in the international styles-eight in Freestyle and two in Greco-Roman. He won his first national crown in Greco at the age of 17 and was the nation's top Freestyle wrestler four times. He won the 1984 Olympic berth in an epic battle with Hall of Famer Leroy Kemp, but yielded that spot to Kenny Monday during the next two Olympiads. Yet by 1993 he had returned to the No. 1 position and was training for the '96 Olympic Trials when he was shot and killed by his employer at Team Foxcatcher. Schultz is the only American to win the legendary Tbilisi tournament twice, and he won the World Cup five times. He captured the Pan American Greco crown in 1977 and the freestyle gold 10 years later. For all of his achievements on the mat, Schultz is best known as wrestling's greatest friend and diplomat, across the nation and around the world. He always had time to talk, he always wore a smile. His sportsmanship transcended national boundaries. He learned Russian so that he could communicate with other wrestlers, and he named his son Alexander, after a friendly rival in the USSR. As a true champion on and off the mats, and the most-loved international ambassador for peace and friendship the wrestling world has ever known, David L. Schultz is honored as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
This download features international bouts of DAve Schultz from 1986. It includes the Goodwill Games and the World Championships. Featured are his bout with Adlan Variev of the USSR and Raul Cascaret of CUBA. Dave was the Bronze Medalist at this Championship. Great action by Dave. part of this download is Black & White with no audio as it was transferred from film and part is old color with audio. A lot of great technique seen in the bouts.the video is a bit soft due to age but great enjoyment and extremely educational for the student of the sport.
This download is a compilation of Dave Schultz's 1985 National Tournament. Originally recorded to film it has been converted to a digital format that can be downloaded. It is Black and White with no Audio but shows Dave at this best. All actions are immediately replayed in slow motion once they have occurred at normal speed so it serves as a great learning tool as well as an opportunity to see Dave in competition. It also includes one of the first match-ups of Dave and Kenny Monday. Quality is a bit soft due to the age of the film but still very enjoyable and useful.
This download is a compilation of Dave's 1987 Pan American Championships bouts and his 1987 World Championship bouts. Includes Raul Cascaret of Cuba and Adlan Variev of the USSR. Techniques are replayed in Slow motion. Color with audio. if you are a student of the sport you will want to study Dave in these competitions.
This download includes Dave's bouts from the 1987 U.S.Nationals (includes Jim Zalesky and final with Nate Carr)and the 1987 World Team Trials (All three bouts with Kenny Monday) Color with audio through out most of the action. Audio is removed during slow motion with occasional drop out due to background commentary. Includes slow motion replay of the action. Dave was on top of this game at this time and it is a great opportunity to see and learn from him when he was at this best.
This download is a compilation of Dave Schultz's 1990 National Bouts. Original recording has been converted to a digital format that can be downloaded. All actions are immediately replayed in slow motion once they have occurred at normal speed so it serves as a great learning tool as well as an opportunity to see Dave in competition. Match-ups include Marty Boday, Thomas Hopkins, Dan Henderson, Ralph Harrison, Rob Koll.
This download is a compilation of Dave Schultz's 1990 Trials Bouts. Original recording has been converted to a digital format that can be downloaded. All actions are immediately replayed in slow motion once they have occurred at normal speed so it serves as a great learning tool as well as an opportunity to see Dave in competition. Match-ups include Kennan Turner, Kenny Monday, Erick Johnson, Chad Johnson, Shawn Aretz, Cory Kwak and Eddie Urbano. Quality is a bit soft due to the age of the film but still very enjoyable and useful.
This download is a compilation of Dave Schultz's 1991 National Bouts. Originally recording has been converted to a digital format that can be downloaded. All actions are immediately replayed in slow motion once they have occurred at normal speed so it serves as a great learning tool as well as an opportunity to see Dave in competition. Match-ups include Eric Hinkley, Dan St. John, Joe Pantaleo, Rob Koll. Very enjoyable and useful.
This download is a compilation of Dave Schultz's 1992 National and Trials Bouts. Original recording has been converted to a digital format that can be downloaded. All actions are immediately replayed in slow motion once they have occurred at normal speed so it serves as a great learning tool as well as an opportunity to see Dave in competition. Match-ups include Jason Lewis, Glenn Amador, Anthony Califano, James Gressley, Chuck Phifer, Booker Benford, Mike VanArsdale.
This download is a compilation of Dave Schultz's 1993 National and Trials Bouts. Original recording has been converted to a digital format that can be downloaded. All actions are immediately replayed in slow motion once they have occurred at normal speed so it serves as a great learning tool as well as an opportunity to see Dave in competition. Match-ups include Scott Chapman, Sahlan Martin, Scott Turner, Steve Hamilton, Rob Koll (2 bouts).
This download is a compilation of Dave Schultz's 1993 and 1994 World Championships Bouts. Original recording has been converted to a digital format that can be downloaded and contains no audioon 1993 bouts. All actions are immediately replayed in slow motion once they have occurred at normal speed so it serves as a great learning tool as well as an opportunity to see Dave in competition. Match-ups include Guevdor Oganessian ARM, Valentin Jelev BUL,Turan Ceylan TUR,Jong Soon Park KOR, Christopher Feyer SUI, Witali Vagin KAZ, Turan Ceylan TUR.