Arthur "Bucky" Maughan is an American

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. He is a distinguished member of the

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and former head coach of the wrestling team at

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in Fargo, North Dakota, where he has been head coach since 1964. He has coached four national championship teams: in 1988, 1998, 2000 and 2001. During his collegiate career, he won three national wrestling titles. He was the

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champion at 115 pounds in 1963 for

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and also won the NAIA 123 pound championship in 1962 and 1963. On May 17, 2011, Bucky announced his retirement.

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