National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum

The National Wrestling Hall of Fame is a sports museum in Stillwater housing equipment, photographs, and records spanning decades of competitions. The building displays these items in cases and exhibits organized in a way that traces how the sport has grown and changed.

The museum opened in 1976 to honor a sport that had deep roots in American colleges going back to the late 1800s. Stillwater won the competition to host it because Oklahoma had a strong wrestling tradition and the local university was known for its successful programs.

The space celebrates how wrestling became rooted in American college life and what made certain athletes and coaches stand out in shaping the sport. You see names of people who built the program and kept it alive for new generations.

The museum has interactive stations where you can watch matches from different eras on screens. The exhibits are clearly marked and manageable in size, so you can spend an afternoon exploring without feeling rushed.

The facility holds one of the world's largest collections of wrestling uniforms and medals from many different countries and time periods. This international collection shows how the sport looked across different cultures and what made each region's approach different.

Location: Oklahoma

Inception: 1976

GPS coordinates: 36.12650,-97.06330

Latest update: December 7, 2025 20:26