William Bill Harlow (born December 5, 1943) is an American former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. In 2016, Harlow was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.
High school
Harlow wrestled for St. Andrew School in his hometown of Sewanee, Tennessee, and enjoyed much success. As a high school senior in 1962, he was a Mid-South, State and National Prep champion.
College
As a sophomore and junior at Oklahoma State University (OSU) in 1964 and 1965, he finished second at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at . He also won the Big Eight Conference title as a junior. He moved up to as a senior in 1966 and became the Big Eight and NCAA champion, helping OSU to win its second national team title during his time there. His record at Oklahoma State was 54-5-2.
Senior level
After leaving OSU, Harlow went on to win three national titles in freestyle wrestling. He won a silver medal at the 1970 World Wrestling Championships, falling to Soviet Gennady Strakhov in the finals at 90 kg.
He is considered by some to be the greatest wrestler ever from the state of Tennessee.
Later life
Harlow later became a high school coach, administrator and principal, retiring in 2013.
In 2016, Harlow was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.