:Myron Roderick

{{short description|American wrestler and coach (1934–2011)}}

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{{Infobox college coach

| name = Myron Roderick

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|9|15}}

| birth_place = Anthony, Kansas, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|12|28|1934|9|15}}

| death_place = Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.

| alma_mater = Oklahoma A&M

| player_sport1 = Wrestling

| player_years2 = 1953–1956

| player_team2 = Oklahoma A&M

| coach_sport1 = Wrestling

| coach_years2 = 1957–1969

| coach_team2 = Oklahoma State

| coach_sport3 = Tennis

| coach_years4 = 1958–1967

| coach_team4 = Oklahoma State

| admin_years1 = 1983–1990

| admin_team1 = Oklahoma State

| overall_record = 140-10-7 (Wrestling)

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| awards =

• National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished Member (1976)

| championships =

• 7 NCAA Wrestling Championships (1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968)

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{{MedalSport | Collegiate Wrestling}}

{{MedalCountry | }} Oklahoma A&M

{{MedalCompetition|NCAA Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1955 Ithaca| 130 lb}}

{{MedalGold|1956 Stillwater| 130 lb}}

{{MedalBronze|1954 Norman| 137 lb}}

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Myron Willis Roderick (September 15, 1934 – December 28, 2011){{cite web |url=http://www.okstate.com/genrel/122911aaa.html |title=OSU Loses Legend Myron Roderick |accessdate=December 29, 2011 |work=okstate.com}} was an American wrestler, college coach, and college athletics administrator. As a wrestler in college, he was a three-time All-American and two-time NCAA Wrestling national champion. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in freestyle wrestling.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/myron-roderick-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417213155/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/myron-roderick-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 17, 2020 |title=Myron Roderick Olympic Results |accessdate=December 29, 2011 |work=sports-reference.com}} As a wrestling coach at Oklahoma State, Roderick introduced recruiting on a major scale in the sport of wrestling. Oklahoma State would win seven team NCAA Championships while he was head coach. Roderick also established the foundation of what is now USA Wrestling.

In 1976, Roderick was inducted into the inaugural class of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[https://nwhof.org/national-wrestling-hall-of-fame/bio/12 Myron Roderick]. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 19, 2022.