Former Broncho Great Dies

EDMOND (May 21) -- Ted Anderson, Central Oklahoma's first-ever national wrestling champion, died Wednesday at a Norman hospital. He was 88.
Funeral services are pending.

Anderson was a two-time All-American wrestler for the Bronchos and captured the school's first-ever national title when he won the 123-pound NCAA Division I crown in 1936 before finishing second in 1937.

"Ted Anderson was at the forefront of UCO's wrestling tradition and this is a great loss for our university," UCO athletic director Skip Wagnon said. "He was a true ambassador for wrestling in general and Central Oklahoma in particular and he will be missed."

Anderson was a three-time Oklahoma Collegiate Conference champion, winning in 1935, '36 and '37. A 1937 graduate of UCO, Anderson was a coach and teacher for nearly 35 years, spending the bulk of his career in the Edmond school system. He was principal of Edmond Junior High and Mid-High for 20 years before retiring in 1976.

A U.S. Navy officer during World War II, Anderson is a past president of the Oklahoma Wrestling Coaches Association and served as meet director for various wrestling tournaments around the world.

Ted was inducted into the UCO Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991, received a Lifetime Service Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1996 and had the UCO wrestling practice facility was named in his honor in 1997.


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