Uetake was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma as a Distinguished Member in 1980.

The commissioner of the Japanese Wrestling Federation sent Uetake to the Oklahoma State University as a promise to head coach Myron Roderick.

[4] Uetake competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where he won a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling in the bantamweight class.

[6] Despite suffering a separated shoulder in the second round while trailing 0–2, Uetake managed to even the score at 2-2 and ended up with the gold medal in the 57 kg division.

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