DEVER, Robert A. "Bob" ~ Graceland's Hall of Fame

DEVER

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 8/25/2013 at 15:33:36

HALL of FAME

Robert A. "Bob" Dever
Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa

Robert A. "Bob" DEVER attended Graceland from 1967-1971 excelling in both Cross-Country and Wrestling. As a four-year member of "Weldon's Warriors", Graceland's cross-country team.

DEVER was a member of three conference championship teams and finished second in Graceland's one-two finish at the 1970 MCAU Conference Championships.

In addition, DEVER was a very successful wrestler. He won both Graceland and Northwest Missouri State Tournaments at the 115lbs. weight class and the MCAU Conference Championship at 123lbs. Dever was most successful wrestling at the 118 lbs. weight class. He captured four Wheaton College Invitational Championships, where he was named outstanding wrestler in 1971 as well as the Southwest Missouri State and 1997 NAIA Iowa District Championships.

DEVER capped off an outstanding career by finishing second at the 1971 NAIA National Tournament and earning a place on the NAIA All-American Team. Dever continues to be successful athletically. In 1998, he earned the Gold Medal in the 45-29 age division at the Kansas City Corporate Challenge.

Robert A. "Bob" DEVER was inducted into Graceland University's Hall of Fame in 1998.

SOURCE: gujackets.com/f/Hall_of_Fame.php

Submission by Sharon R Becker, August of 2013