Port Robertson

Porter Glen "Port" Robertson (June 29, 1914 – June 10, 2003) was a former amateur freestyle wrestler and successful collegiate and Olympic wrestling coach. Robertson led the University of Oklahoma wrestling team to three NCAA wrestling championships in the 1950s and coached the United States freestyle wrestling team to three gold medals in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.

Early life Port Robertson was born in Harrah, Oklahoma, and raised in nearby Edmond. Robertson earned a bachelor of arts in history from the University of Oklahoma and a master's degree in history at the University of Michigan.

World War II service Robertson served in the United States Army for five and a half years, serving in World War II as an artillery officer and rising to the rank of captain. He participated in the invasion of Normandy at Omaha Beach in 1944; during the battle an artillery shell exploded nearby, resulting in injuries that included permanent loss of much of his hearing. Robertson was awarded both the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart for this action.

Robertson died on June 10, 2003, in Norman, Oklahoma.