Awards, Methods, Newspaper Clippings, Tournament Schedules

The Jim Koch papers document the academic, athletic, and early coaching career of Jim Koch, with emphasis on his development as a wrestler and coach from his high school years through the early stages of his collegiate coaching career. Materials span approximately 1961 to 1981, with the strongest coverage dating from 1963 to 1981. The collection includes records from Koch’s time as a student athlete at Milbank High School and South Dakota State University, as well as documentation of his early coaching activities, including his work with the South Dakota State University junior varsity wrestling team and his initial years coaching at the University of Wisconsin Parkside. Materials include academic records, coursework, athletic ephemera, awards, training and exercise methods, correspondence, newspapers and newspaper clippings, NCAA championship materials, photographs, tournament schedules, tuition, and alumni records.
This collection documents Jim Koch’s wrestling and coaching career and provides insight into high school and collegiate wrestling in the Midwest during the 1960s and 1970s. It illustrates the relationship between academic life and intercollegiate athletics at Milbank High School and South Dakota State University and records the early professional development of a coach who later became a prominent figure in collegiate wrestling. The materials also contribute to the historical record of wrestling programs at South Dakota State University and the University of Wisconsin Parkside.

Newspaper Clippings

Letters to/from family and friends.

English

Awards, Notebooks, Schedule, Programs

Programs, School Songs

Milbank Football and Wrestling

Photographs

Absence Cards, Awards, Class Schedules, Club Cards

Biology, English, History, Physical Education

Alumni Cards, Tuition Statement

Game Versus Augustana

NCAA Championship, Newspaper, Photograph, Scorecards

NCAA Championship, Photographs

SDSU Wrestling Booklet, Scorecards

Programs, SDSU Wrestling Booklet

Newspaper Clippings

Excersise/Wrestling Training Guide, Newspaper Clippings, Winter Sports Booklet

Cards, Newspaper Clippings, Photographs, Winter Sports Booklet