Located in Salisbury, North Carolina the Blue Bears of Livingstone College mark yet another Historically Black college that at one time had a wrestling program, that no longer does.
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John Bryant
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Bryant was a two time NAIA All American for the Blue Bears. He captured back to back third place finishes at the 1979 & 1980 championships.
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Rod Hampton
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Also a member of the Blue Bear football team as a punter who averaged 42 yards per punt, Rod Hampton was the best wrestler to ever come out of Livingstone. He won four Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) titles & four regional titles during his career. He was also a four time NAIA All American placing fifth in 1976 & sixth in 1977 before taking back to back fourth place finishes in 1978 & 1979.
Post his collegiate football & wrestling career, Hampton had a career in Clinical Research. He was a member of a team that developed the first H.I.V. A.I.D.S. diagnostic kit in 1984.
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