Ray Brinzer Wrestling

Brinzer is a high school senior on his way to winning the 1989 junior nationals in both freestyle and greco. The vid has no sound, except for a comical interview at the end, where they ask Ray about the infamous Gumby doll he would set up on the edge of the mat to be his corner man.

[@GiglioFava]

Oh, wow, I never thought I'd see this again. This was actually my junior year.
Robby Hadden was really good. I'd pinned him on a trick earlier in the tournament. This was in the era where you couldn't score with two gut wrenches in a row. I scored with one gut, and started to load a second; he relaxed, thinking that I was wasting my effort, and halfway through I went into a high bridge and held him for the fall. He still made it to the finals because of cross-bracketing, though, and it was a way tougher match.
Nice seeing Ed Onorato in my corner, too; he passed away several years ago. Ed was a close friend and teammate of my father's.

[@shannons1886]

Thanks for this Sonny!

[@johnnhb1]

I remember ray brinzer with bushier hair and a stuffed animal .

[@CoachesCornerWrestling-ue9mt]

Hahahaha

[@shannons1886]

It was a gumby doll. Had it forever. Gable made him put it in a paper bag in college.

[@andresmunoz7196]

This might be 1989. In 1990 the finals were on a raised platform and he wrestled Les Gutches of Oregon. I won it that year

[@ThanksStJoseph]

Brinzerrrrrrrrr!

[@user-nb9bk6es5o]

Спасибо.