Russ Houks Wrestling Camp History: The Pioneer of American Wrestling Camps and Olympic Training Excellence
Russ Houks Wrestling Camp stands as one of the most influential institutions in American wrestling history—a pioneering summer camp that fundamentally transformed how young wrestlers trained, developed, and pursued competitive excellence. Established in 1962 at Maple Lake in Forksville, Pennsylvania, this legendary camp became the U.S. Olympic and Pan-American Games Training Camp from 1964 through 1973, hosting Olympic greats including Dan Gable, the Peterson brothers, and Chris Taylor while establishing the template that hundreds of wrestling camps would later follow.
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