Bill Scherr Season 1983-84

Honors and Awards
1984 National Champion (190)
Two-time Big Eight Champion (1982 & 1984)
Three-time NCAA qualifier
Nebraska’s first three-time All-American (1982, 4th; 1983, 3rd; 1984, 1st)
No. 4 in Nebraska’s 100 Win Club (133-18-0)
No. 4 in Career Dual Victories (71-9-0)
Four-time Big Eight All Academic
1982 USWF Athlete of the Year
1982 Winner of USWF Grand Champion Ring
1983 Undefeated on European Tour
1983 Midlands, Metro State and Lehigh Champion
1983 Outstanding Wrestler at the Lehigh Invitational 

 Bill Scherr is a prominent member of Nebraska's 100-win club and was the first Husker to reach the milestone, compiling 133 victories from 1980 to 1984. He also became the program’s first three-time All-American. Scherr captured the 190-pound national title at the 1984 NCAA Championships alongside his brother, Jim Scherr, marking Nebraska’s first duo to win NCAA titles in the same year. He capped a dominant senior season with a 36-1 record, tying for the sixth-most wins in a single season, and was also a two-time Big Eight champion.

On the world stage, Scherr earned a gold medal at the 1985 FILA World Championships, followed by silver in 1986 and bronze medals in 1987 and 1989. As an Olympian, he claimed a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling at  the 1988 Summer Games. Following his wrestling career, Scherr transitioned into the business world and now serves as a vice president of a global investment banking and securities firm.