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On This Date: (Feb. 6, 1969)

February 6, 1969 - Jim Thorpe receives pins from four of its wrestlers to help gain a 30-23 victory over Blue Mountain. The Olympians’ Joe Bott opens the match with a fall at 98 pounds, while Pat Crowley - who had trailed 5-0 in his 123-pound bout - also registers a pin. Joe Micko (168) and Tony Petrucci (183) earn back-to-back falls to clinch the team win. Also earning decision wins for the Olympians are Bob Gigliotti (106), Pete Susko (130) and Bill Cossman (136).