Lee Kemp and Kelly Ward to go ‘On the Mat’ this week

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Dan Gable Museum ()
03/27/2012


Lee Kemp and Kelly Ward will go “On the Mat” this Wednesday, March 28.

“On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00 PM Central on AM 1650, The Fan. 
 
An archive of the show can be found on www.themat.tv. 
 
E-mail radio@wrestlingmuseum.org with any questions or comments about the show. 
 
Kemp was a three-time NCAA champion for Wisconsin (1976, 1977, and 1978) and a three-time World champion (1978, 1979, and 1982). Kemp’s current company—Forza—sells nutritional supplements. It is an official partner of USA Wrestling.

Ward will enter the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa on April 14. He was an NCAA champion in 1979 and a three-time NCAA championship finalist at Iowa State. 

Kemp and Ward faced each other in the NCAA finals at 158 pounds in 1977 and 1978.