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Mar 6, 1972 · ORIGINAL LAYOUT. It had been a long time since Chris Taylor, Iowa State's heavyweight wrestler, had officially weighed in. Thus it was that he recently went to the meat laboratory on campus, there to hang from an overhead rod usually reserved for a side of beef. His weight was registered on a scale connected to the rod: 405 pounds.
Nov 8, 2021 · He was named Iowa State’s and the Big Eight’s 1973 Athlete of the Year. Taylor went on to wrestle internationally for the United States in the 1972 Olympics in Munich. He earned the bronze medal after a highly controversial semifinal loss. Taylor’s career mark was 239-10-1. On September 9, 1973, Taylor married Lynn Hart.
Sep 26, 2000 · Chris Taylor was the biggest Olympian ever in 1972, competing in freestyle wrestling in Munich, Germany at a whopping 412 pounds. Coming out of the Olympics with a bronze medal, he seemed a natural fit for pro wrestling and hooked up with another former Olympian, Verne Gagne, for training. It was a remarkable contract at.
Taylor was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2012. In a state crazy for wrestling, Taylor stood out more than most. As a 6’5″ wrestler tipping the scales at over 400 pounds, Taylor towered over collegiate opponents. The only scale big enough to weigh Taylor was the livestock scale in the meat department.
Jul 13, 2022 · The Gentle Giant pinned his way through the NCAA tournament in 1973, becoming only the second wrestler to pin his way through a 32-man bracket. Taylor’s overall career record at Iowa State was 87-0-1 with 70 pins. After he won his first NCAA title in 1972, Taylor pulled off a rare double for the United States by wrestling in the freestyle and ...
Chris Taylor High School: Dowagiac Union, Michigan 2-Time All-American. All-Americans; ... Our Mission: To honor the sport of wrestling by preserving its history ...
Sep 3, 1972 · We often talk about big stars in sport, but very few of them live up to the billing in the way that Chris Taylor did. He was big in size rather than fame. Taylor, a wrestler who competed, not surprisingly, in the super-heavyweight category, weighted in at a hefty 186.88kg, and posed some very difficult questions for his opponents.
