Danny Mack Gable (born October 25, 1948) is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler and coach.

Gable was only the third wrestler to be inducted into the United World Wrestling's Hall of Fame in the Legend category.

Although Gable called his sister's death his "biggest loss",[5] he did not allow the tragedy to affect his focus on wrestling.

Gable's college career record was 118–1, with his only loss being in the NCAA final match during his senior season to Larry Owings of the University of Washington.

Highlights of his career include gold medals at the 1971 Tbilisi Tournament, the 1971 world championships, and the 1972 Olympic Games.

The antagonist and protagonist early in the film seem to bond over this Iowa athlete as the, 'greatest Olympic wrestler ever... the '72 Games, never surrendered a point.'