Ed Nemir

Ed Nemir did not take great credentials with him to the 1932 Olympics, his biggest championships having been the Pacific Coast South titles in 1929 and 1930. In Los Angeles, however, he pulled a surprise as only the Finn, Hermanni Pihlajamäki, was able to defeat him. Nemir was actually better known as a boxer than a wrestler and after the Los Angeles Games, he turned to boxing and from 1934-69 was the boxing coach at the University of California, where he also earned a law degree.