UW Athletic Hall of Fame
Russ Hellickson
- Induction:
- 1995
- Member of the U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestling team in 1976 and 1980
- Won a silver medal at 220 pounds in the Olympic Games at Montreal in 1976
- Captained the 1980 U.S. Olympic freestyle team, which boycotted the games
- Gold medal winner at the Pan American Games in 1971 (198 pounds), 1975 (220) and 1979 (220)
- Competed three times in the World Championships and won a silver medal in 1979 and a bronze medal in 1971
- A 1974 gold medalist at the prestigious Tbilisi Tournament in Russia
- Claimed 10 national freestyle wrestling titles in his career
- Recipient of the Amateur Wrestling News Man of the Year Award in 1981
- Inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Midlands Open Hall of Fame in 1993
- Charter member (inducted in 1976) of the Wisconsin Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Named National W Club Man of the Year in 1979
- Worked as a television commentator for wrestling in the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games
- Served as an assistant wrestling coach at UW from 1971-82
- Head coach of the Badger wrestling team from 1983-86, compiling a 70-22-1 dual record
- Led UW to runner-up finishes in the Big Ten in both 1985 and 1986
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