Education
University of Kansas.
amateur wrestler gridiron football player
University of Kansas.
Nicknamed the "Kansas Whirlwind," Peter J. Mehringer undoubtedly ranks as one of the greatest wrestlers ever to attend the University of Kansas. Mehringer returned to KU in 1932 for his junior season and solidified his place among KU"s all-time great athletes by earning All-Big Six Conference honors in football as a 214-pound tackle. Unfortunately, financial considerations prevented him from graduating from KU. Mehringer then went on to a professional football career with the Chicago Cardinals and the Los Angeles Bulldogs, and worked occasionally as a movie extra and stunt manitoba
Although he declined to discuss it in his later years, he is KU’s only grappling icon to pursue a career in professional wrestling.
1932 National Collegiate Athletic Association All-American and National 2nd place finisher - Kansas Jayhawks. 1932 Olympic Freestyle Gold Medalist 192 pound weight class - United States.
National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished Member - Class of 1983. Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame Member - Class of 1984.