The fifth of nine CU Athletic Hall of Fame profiles as CUBuffs.com celebrates this year's class which was inducted at the Coors Events Center's George Boedecker, Jr., Court, on Oct. 30.
In 1952, Boulder native Linn Long fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming a University of Colorado athlete. While participating in baseball and wrestling, his unique love affair with the latter flourished upon his arrival at the university, which would ultimately map out the rest of his life. Humbly unaware of the legendary accomplishments to come, he quickly became one of the greatest wrestlers CU would ever see.
Born in a boarding house on the 700 block of Pearl Street, Long was destined to be a Buff. His passion for wrestling began in the front room of his family’s north Boulder home when he was young. His father, Ira, would put the youngster in various holds and upon begging to be released he would hear, “no, you have to work your way out.”
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Hall of Fame: Linn Long