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Full name | William Harold Scherr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | July 27, 1961 Eureka, South Dakota, U.S. | (age 62)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William "Bill" Harold Scherr (born July 27, 1961) is an American former wrestler who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, for the United States. [1]
Born in Eureka, South Dakota, Scherr also competed in the World Championships as a freestyle wrestler (85', 86, 87', and 89'), earning a gold medal in 1985 at the FILA Wrestling World Championships in Budapest. In college, Scherr wrestled at the University of Nebraska and won the 190 pound NCAA championship in 1984. [2] [3] His twin brother Jim Scherr was also an Olympian. [1]
In 1998, Scherr was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member. [3]