Published Books (in chronological order)
Two Guys Named Dan (Medallist Publications, 1976)
The story of wrestling icons Dan Gable and Dan Hodge.
Kings of the Mat (Enterprise Publishing Co., 1978)
The story of the rise of the University of Iowa wrestling program.
From Gotch to Gable (the University of Iowa Press, 1981)
A history of wrestling in the state of Iowa and the entire Untied States.
Evy and the Hawks: The Glory Years (Leisure Press, 1982)
The story of football coach Forest Evashesvki.
The Toughest Men in Sports (Leisure Press, 1983)
The stories of 11 great one-on-one athletes, including Muhammad Ali, Bruce Lee. Rocky Marciano, Jack Dempsey, Dan Gable, etc.
The New Breed: Living Iowa Wrestling (Leisure Press, 1985)
Co-authored with 1984 Olympic champion Lou Banach.
Iowans of Impact (Enterprise Publishing, 1985)
The stories of 25 Iowans who excelled — including President Herbert Hoover, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Frank Gotch and Dan Gable.
Fighting Back: The Bob Steenlage Story (Bob Steenlage Publications, 1988)
The story of one man’s journey from athletic stardom to the Vietnam War, and back from the edge of death. Bob was the first four-time state wrestling champion in Iowa history.
GOTCH: World’s Greatest Wrestler (Hein Publications, 1988)
The story of wrestling legend Frank Gotch.
The Encyclopedia of American Wrestling (Human Kinetics, 1988)
A 586-page book full of statistics about wrestling.
Nick and the Cyclones (Human Kinetics, 1989)
The story of the Iowa State University wrestling program.
Gotch: An American Hero (Culture House Books, 1999)
A novel about Frank Gotch.
Please Don’t Call Me Tarzan (Culture House Books, 2001)
A biography of movie actor Herman Brix (aka Bruce Bennett).
The Gold and The Glory (Culture House Books, 2002)
A biography of Glenn Morris, 1936 Olympic decathlon champion and Movie Tarzan.
The Sport of Lincoln (Culture House Books, 2003)
The story of Abe Lincoln’s historic wrestling match with Jack Armstrong in New Salem, Illinois, in 1832.
Lowell Park (McMillen Publishing Co., 2003)
A historical novel about a young woman’s journey back in time to meet Abe Lincoln in 1832 and Ronald Reagan in 1932, in a place called Lowell Park.
ACHILLES: Son of Peleus, Scourge of Troy (Culture House, 2004)
Historical novel about the greatest hero of the Trojan War.
Tom Tyler: From Cowboy Star to Super Hero (Culture House Books, 2004)
129 pages, a biography of 1930s film star Tom Tyler. He was a major “B” cowboy star, national weightlifting star, and serial actor playing heroes like the Phantom and Captain Marvel before being struck down by tragedy at age 50.
Wrestling Tough (Human Kinetics, 2005)
The mental side of sports told through many stories on world-class wrestlers, 268 pages.
Legends of the Mat (Culture House Books, 2007)
The biographies of 34 American amateur wrestling champions (including Earl Caddock and Dan Hodge), 188 pages.
Frank Gotch: His Life and Legacy (Paladin Press, Boulder, CO, 2008)
148 pages, 90 photos.
Oklahoma Shooter: The Dan Hodge Story (Culture House Books, 2009)
188 pages, 80 photos.