Karl Salb

Karl Salb (born May 19, 1949) is a retired American shot putter. Competing for the University of Kansas he won six successive NCAA Championships, three each Indoors and Outdoors.^[1] No other athlete has won more than four. He had the misfortune to finish fourth at the Olympic Trials in 1968 and sixth in 1972.^[2]

He was also the 1971 United States champion.^[3]

In an era when there was no money to be made in amateur track and field, Salb was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 14th round of the 1972 NFL Draft. But the married "Gentle Giant" chose not to pursue the sport and remain an amateur.^[4]

While competing for Crossett High School in 1967, Salb set the National High School Record for the shot put at 69' 7"

References

External links

Karl Salb profile at IAAF

US National Championship winners in men's shot put

1876-1878 New York Athletic Club	1876-78: Henry Buermeyer

1879-1888 NAAAA	1879-80: A.W. Adams 1881-86: Frank Lambrecht 1887: George Gray/Frank Lambrecht 1888^{Note 1}: Frank Lambrecht

1888-1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888-94^{Note 1}: George Gray 1895: William Hickok 1896: George Gray 1897: Charles Hennemann 1898-99: Richard Sheldon 1900: Denis Horgan 1901: Fred Beck 1902: George Gray 1903: Leon Feuerbach 1904: Martin Sheridan 1905-06: Wesley Coe 1907-10: Ralph Rose 1911-12: Pat McDonald 1913: Lawrence Whitney 1914: Pat McDonald 1915-17: Arlie Mucks 1918: Alma Richards 1919-20^OT: Pat McDonald 1921: Bud Houser 1922: Pat McDonald 1923: Orville Wanzer 1924: Ralph Hills 1925: Bud Houser 1926: Herbert Schwarze 1927: John Kuck 1928^OT-31: Herman Brix 1932^OT: Leo Sexton 1933-35: Jack Torrance 1936: Dmitri Zaitz 1937: James Reynolds 1938: Frank Ryan 1939: Lilburn Williams 1940-42: Al Blozis 1943-44: Earl Audet 1945-46: Bill Bangert 1947-48: Jim Delaney 1949-50: Jim Fuchs 1951-55: Parry O'Brien 1956: Ken Bantum 1957: Bill Nieder 1958-60: Parry O'Brien 1961: Dallas Long 1962: Gary Gubner 1963: Dave Davis 1964: Randy Matson 1965: John McGrath 1966-68: Randy Matson 1969: Neal Steinhauer 1970: Randy Matson 1971: Karl Salb 1972: Randy Matson 1973-75: Al Feuerbach 1976-77: Terry Albritton 1978: Al Feuerbach 1979: Dave Laut

1980-1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Brian Oldfield 1981: Dave Laut 1982: Kevin Akins 1983: Dave Laut 1984: Augie Wolf 1985: Dave Laut 1986-87: John Brenner 1988: Ed Wade 1989: Randy Barnes 1990: Jim Doehring 1991: Ron Backes 1992^OT: Mike Stulce

1993-onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Randy Barnes 1994: C.J. Hunter 1995: Brent Noon 1996^OT-97: Randy Barnes 1998-99: John Godina 2000^OT: Adam Nelson 2001: John Godina 2002: Adam Nelson 2003: John Godina 2004^OT: Adam Nelson 2005: Christian Cantwell 2006: Adam Nelson 2007-08^OT: Reese Hoffa 2009-10: Christian Cantwell 2011: Adam Nelson 2012^OT: Reese Hoffa 2013: Ryan Whiting 2014–15: Joe Kovacs

Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.

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