Honors
Recognition earned over sixty years.
Iowa wrestling history, West Point athletics, and a career of service — with the 2026 Army West Point Sports Hall of Fame at its head.
Class of 2026
Army West Point Sports Hall of Fame.
Announced May 21, 2026, and inducted at a black-tie gala in Eisenhower Hall on September 11, 2026, with a plaque unveiling at halftime of the next day’s football game. The announcement cites his 1965 EIWA title at 130 pounds, his third-place All-American finish at 123 pounds in 1966, and Army’s tenth-place NCAA finishes in 1965 and 1966.
- Where
- Eisenhower Hall, West Point
- Class
- Seven inductees · 22nd class
The record
Honors, awards and recognition.
- 2026Announcement (opens in a new tab)
Army West Point Sports Hall of Fame
Class of 2026.
- 2015
The Bob Steenlage Iowa High School Wrestler of the Year Award
Created by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum and given each year to the top high school wrestler in Iowa.
- 2005Iowa Wrestling HOF (opens in a new tab)
Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame
Inducted for becoming Iowa’s first four-time state champion.
- 2005
Des Moines Register top 100 Iowa sports moments
His fourth state title, among the top 100 sports moments in Iowa in the last 100 years.
- 2003
Top sports moment in the history of Britt, Iowa
- 2002NWHOF bio (opens in a new tab)
Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa
National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
- Vietnam
Bronze Star Medal
For service in Vietnam with the 4th Infantry Division.
- 1966
NCAA Division I All-American
Third place at 123 pounds.
- 1965
EIWA champion
130 pounds.
- 1962 – 66
Army wrestling captain, undefeated in dual meets
Four seasons without a dual-meet loss.
- 1959 – 62
Four Iowa state championships
The first four-time champion in Iowa high school wrestling history.
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Bob Steenlage exhibit
Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum, Waterloo, Iowa.
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Eagle Scout
Boy Scouts of America, Britt, Iowa.
In print
Where his story is told.
Biography
Fighting Back
By Mike Chapman. Sixth printing.
Profile
From Gotch to Gable
Featured in “Profiles of Champions.”
History
Illustrated History of Sports at the U.S. Military Academy
His class
The Long Gray Line
The American journey of West Point’s Class of 1966.
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