A funny sidebar to the Meringer thing. He is from my hometown (Kinsley) When I was a very young wrestler in the late 60's, an elderly man came down and wished me luck before I wrestled in a dual match. I was a little irritated when he grabbed my arm and said something to me. One of your coaches told me to mind my manners that the guy was an olympic champion. I never actually believed him until later when he should me his name in a book. It was true, and he was the real McCoy. A lot of the deal of making those teams is opportunity and availability. There have been a lot of guys who for one reason or another didn't have or didnt choose those paths. Melvin and Eric were or are I guess in Eric's case very very good. Meringer wrestled in an era that was very primitive by today's standards. He began wrestling in county fairs and did not wrestle an interscholastic match until he went to KU. His Olympic trial field consisted of four guys. He was the best of his time for sure, but a very different time.