NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1956 NCAA Championships

130 lb

Champion Myron Roderick, Oklahoma State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd place bout

  1. 1Myron RoderickOKST
  2. 2Bobby LyonsOU
  3. 3Vic DeFelicePITT
  4. 4Frank HirtMICH

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

18 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 2 bouts

    14 byes into the round of 16

    1. Alfred Carson, Virginia Tech over Les Turner, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec · View bout
    2. Bobby Lyons (2), Oklahoma over Jim Bodenhamer, San Diego State (CA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Alfred Carson, Virginia Tech over Don Burchard, Texas A&M — Fall 4:35 · View bout
    2. Bob Mancuso Sr. (6), Kansas State over John Vovos, Northern Iowa — Fall 2:59 · View bout
    3. Bobby Lyons (2), Oklahoma over Alvin Taylor, City College (NY) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    4. Frank Hirt, Michigan over Kent Townley, Iowa State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    5. Jerry Hoke, Michigan State over John Johnston (3), Penn State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    6. Joe Alissi (4), Springfield (MA) over Rudy Napoli, Ohio — Dec 7–0 · View bout
    7. Myron Roderick (1), Oklahoma State over Earle Edwards, Wisconsin — Dec 11–2 · View bout
    8. Vic DeFelice (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Ed Weatherly, Maryland — Dec 8–4 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bobby Lyons (2), Oklahoma over Frank Hirt, Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Jerry Hoke, Michigan State over Bob Mancuso Sr. (6), Kansas State — Dec 1–1 · View bout
    3. Myron Roderick (1), Oklahoma State over Alfred Carson, Virginia Tech — Fall 2:44 · View bout
    4. Vic DeFelice (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Joe Alissi (4), Springfield (MA) — Dec 10–6 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bobby Lyons (2), Oklahoma over Jerry Hoke, Michigan State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Myron Roderick (1), Oklahoma State over Vic DeFelice (5), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Myron Roderick (1), Oklahoma State over Bobby Lyons (2), Oklahoma — Dec 9–4 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 1 bout

    1 byes into the consolation round 5

    1. Jim Bodenhamer, San Diego State (CA) over Alvin Taylor, City College (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Earle Edwards, Wisconsin over Alfred Carson, Virginia Tech — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    2. Frank Hirt, Michigan over Jim Bodenhamer, San Diego State (CA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Frank Hirt, Michigan over Jerry Hoke, Michigan State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Vic DeFelice (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Earle Edwards, Wisconsin — Dec 2–0 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Vic DeFelice (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Frank Hirt, Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout