UNC transfer OL Willie Lampkin on how wrestling background helps him
Posted Apr 9, 2023
UNC offensive lineman Willie Lampkin was the 2020 Florida state wrestling champion at 285 pounds with a 47-0 record his senior season. He took second place as a junior. "I feel like wrestling helps with football. It helps with the balancing leverage, helps your tactics. So I feel like every football player should wrestle, and there’s a mano a mano thing too."
(On3.com)
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