Russ Hellickson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetRuss Hellickson
Olympic wrestler
Date of Birth: 29-May-1948
Place of Birth: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Profession: amateur wrestler
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Russ Hellickson
- Russell Owen "Russ" Hellickson (born May 29, 1948) is an American former amateur wrestler and collegiate wrestling coach.
- Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Hellickson competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics for the United States, winning the silver medal in the Freestyle Heavyweight competition and served as the captain of the U.S.
- squad in 1980.
- He served as national charter president of Federation of Wrestling Clubs, vice president on the USWF National Board of Control, and as a member of the USWF Hall of Fame selection committee.
- He was also the head wrestling coach at Wisconsin (1982-1986) before finishing out his coaching career at The Ohio State University from 1986 - 2006. During his tenure at Ohio State University, at least 53 members of his wrestling team were sexually abused by Richard Strauss, the team's physician.
- Hellickson did not report the abuse.
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