"Master of the Mat" article about Jeff Blatnick (January 7, 1979)
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This is a newspaper article titled, "Master of the Mat: Springfield's Blatnick takes down the heavyweights." It is written by Theresa Giera and appeared in the January 7, 1979 Springfield Sunday Republican. The article talks about Blatnick's career at Springfield College. There is an image of Blatnick wrestling. Jeffrey Blatnick is an American super heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler and sports commentator who graduated from Springfield College in 1979. He won two NCAA Division II heavyweight wrestling championships, as well as an Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling after battling back from cancer.
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