J.RICHARD LEMYRE, Penn State ’54 was instrumental to the Nittany Lions’ only team champion in the first 80 Nationals. Unseeded in 1952, Lemyre’s sole loss en route to 3^rd place was 11-8 in the semis to Northern Iowa champion, Gene Lybbert, one round after upsetting Oklahoma State’s #4 seed Meeker, 8-6. Unseeded again in '53, Dickie upset in the semis Oklahoma's Harold Reece, NCAA 3rd at 137 in '52. In the finals, the Lion lost 7-5 to Michigan two-time champion, Norvard Nathan.  Finally seeded 2^nd as a senior, Lemyre was upset by one point in the quarters to a wrestler who lost a semi-final referee’s decision, which eliminated the Lion.

      Dick’s 8-3 NCAA record included two losses to champions. He became Penn State’s third three-time EIWA champion in their 37^th year in the league. His only close win among 12 at Easterns -- a 10-9 final in ’52 over Lehigh’s Ken Faust -- was voted Best Bout by the Globe-Times. Lemyre added a Gold at the 1951 Pan American Games. He and brother Joe (167) were All-Americans in ’52 and ’53.