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Gallaudet Deaf College Wrestlers Fight Through Silence
A 1950s profile of Gallaudet College in Washington DC, the world’s only college for the deaf, notes their wrestling team’s unbeaten Mason Dixon Conference run since February 1950. Coach Tom Clayton adapts drills and relies on hand signals from referees to coordinate bouts. The piece highlights the team’s grit and communication challenges.
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Gallaudet College
Mason-Dixon
Gallaudet
Washington, D.C
Tom Clayton