Willie Gadson and Bill Nelson will go “On the Mat” this Wednesday, August 1.

“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 dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments about the show.

Gadson is the current head wrestling coach at East Waterloo High School. He was an All-American for Iowa State in 1975 and 1976.

Nelson was an NCAA champion for the University of Northern Iowa in 1947, 1949, and 1950. He will share his thoughts on his friend and teammate Keith Young who passed away recently. Young was an NCAA champion for Northern Iowa in 1949, 1950, and 1951.