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Dan Gable article by John Irving
« on: February 09, 2010, 12:50:06 AM »
I heard of this article that author John Irving wrote about Dan Gable in 1973 for Esquire magazine. Next to A Season On the Mat, it is said to be the best article about amateur wrestling there is. Irving is a wrestling aficionado, and one hell of a writer. I searched all over the internet for transcripts, and couldn't find a thing. Then I found the exact magazine on ebay for $5 so I bought it. I decided there might be like minded people on here, so I scanned it. I hope you enjoy. Dan Gable should be looked up to as inspiration for any grappler, of any and all disciplines.



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Re: Dan Gable article by John Irving
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2010, 12:51:24 AM »

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Re: Dan Gable article by John Irving
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2010, 12:52:55 AM »

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Re: Dan Gable article by John Irving
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2010, 12:54:23 AM »

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Re: Dan Gable article by John Irving
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2010, 12:55:13 AM »
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Re: Dan Gable article by John Irving
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2010, 02:40:25 AM »
Damn!  I can't wait to read this.
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Re: Dan Gable article by John Irving
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2010, 08:47:44 AM »
+1 Thanks. What a great way to get my morning started. It was an excellent read, well worth the time.
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Re: Dan Gable article by John Irving
« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2010, 09:18:45 AM »
Good post. Thanks.
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Re: Dan Gable article by John Irving
« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2010, 09:41:45 AM »
If only I had more than just a +1 to give.
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Re: Dan Gable article by John Irving
« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2010, 04:08:13 PM »
Wow, awesome find.  Thanks for scanning!
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Re: Dan Gable article by John Irving
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2010, 12:06:30 AM »
Thanks, great article.
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Re: Dan Gable article by John Irving
« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2010, 12:20:17 AM »
I had not realized that Gable experienced a serious tragedy during his teenage years.

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Re: Dan Gable article by John Irving
« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2010, 01:14:35 AM »
That was awesome! +1!!!  It was cool that the writer was also a wrestler, and had the chance to wrestle w gable. 
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Re: Dan Gable article by John Irving
« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2010, 09:57:14 PM »
If you liked this, you should check out John Irving's autobiography (The Imaginary Girlfriend).  He had a pretty interesting life and wrestling played a big part of it.  He wrestled Gable (and got tooled) when he was in Iowa for the writer's workshop and his mentor there was Kurt Vonnegut. Really great read!
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Re: Dan Gable article by John Irving
« Reply #14 on: February 12, 2010, 09:29:48 AM »
Thanks for posting.
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