{{Short description|American wrestler and coach (1952–2020)}} {{Use American English|date=October 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Greg Strobel | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1952|08|17}} | birth_place = Terry, Montana, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|10|8|1952|08|17}} | death_place = Villas, New Jersey, U.S. | death_cause = | residence = | alma_mater = Oregon State University | hometown = Scappoose, Oregon, U.S. | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | family = | website = <!-- {{URL|google.com}} --> | ring_names = | height = | weight = | billed = | trainer = | debut = | retired = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Collegiate Wrestling}} {{MedalCountry|the Oregon State Beavers}} {{MedalCompetition|NCAA Division I Championships}} {{MedalGold|1973 Seattle|190 lb}} {{MedalGold|1974 Ames|190 lb}} }} '''Greg Strobel''' (August 17, 1952 – October 8, 2020) was an American wrestler, coach, and member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame from Scappoose, Oregon.<ref>[http://www.orangemedianetwork.com/daily_barometer/former-osu-wrestler-works-six-olympic-games/article_c7ea240e-14fe-11e8-9f73-cf5d5a55a318.html Former OSU wrestler works six Olympic games | The Daily Barometer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220000124/http://www.orangemedianetwork.com/daily_barometer/former-osu-wrestler-works-six-olympic-games/article_c7ea240e-14fe-11e8-9f73-cf5d5a55a318.html |date=February 20, 2018 }} Retrieved 2018-11-24.</ref> From 1995 to 2008, he was the head coach at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, one of the top collegiate wrestling programs in the country.
Strobel won two NCAA titles and was a three-time All-American at Oregon State, finishing his college career with a 126-8-1 record before starting his coaching career. He was an assistant coach at Oregon State University, a head high school coach at Roseburg High School, a US Wrestling official and a private club coach before taking the head coaching job at Lehigh in 1995, where he held an endowed chair: the Lawrence White Head Coach of Wrestling. He led Lehigh to five consecutive EIWA championships and multiple Top-Ten NCAA championship finishes. He coached two national champions.
He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2012, the Oregon State University Sports Hall of Fame in 1993, and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2016. Strobel died on October 8, 2020, at the age of 68.<ref name="death">{{cite news |last=Daschel |first=Nick | title=Greg Strobel, an Oregon State two-time NCAA wrestling champion, dies at 68 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2020/10/greg-strobel-an-oregon-state-two-time-ncaa-wrestling-champion-dies-at-68.html |accessdate=9 October 2020 |work=oregonlive |date=9 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://lehighsports.com/news/2020/10/9/wrestling-lehigh-athletics-mourns-the-passing-of-greg-strobel.aspx Lehigh Athletics Mourns the Passing of Greg Strobel]
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