Chris Taylor (wrestler) - Wikipedia
The 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) Taylor wrestled for Dowagiac High School in Dowagiac, Michigan and then in college at Muskegon Community College and Iowa State University (winning the NCAA heavyweight championship in 1972 and 1973 by defeating Greg Wojciechowski and Jim Hagen, respectively). Taylor won the bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics in freestyle ...
Iowa State wrestling: 2-time NCAA champion Chris Taylor was …
2017年11月7日 · Taylor never lost a match in two seasons at Iowa State, pinning almost everyone he faced while winning two Big Eight Conference championships and two NCAA finals without surrendering a point...
Remembering Dowagiac’s Gentle Giant Chris Taylor - 1077 WRKR
2022年7月13日 · 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 Greco-Roman competitions at the Olympic Games.
Iowa State’s Chris Taylor versus Andre the Giant - Kagavi
In the early 1970s, Iowa State University was the center of the college wrestling universe and one of its brightest stars was Chris Taylor. This year marked the 40th anniversary of Taylor’s second consecutive NCAA championship in 1973, capping an undefeated two year career at ISU.
Chris Taylor - National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
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 Greco-Roman competitions at the Olympic Games.
Chris Taylor - Hall of Fame Class of 1999 - Iowa State University Athletics
2015年3月2日 · 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.
Chris J. “Big T” Taylor (1950-1979) - Find a Grave Memorial
American freestyle wrestler who competed at 1972 Munich Olympics. At 412 pounds he was the heaviest Olympian ever. The 6 ft 5 in Taylor, wrestled for Dowagiac High School in Dowagiac, Michigan, Iowa State University (winning the NCAA heavyweight championship in 1972), and won the bronze medal for at the 1972 Olympics. ...
Taylor, Chris · Iowa State University Biographical Dictionary
2021年11月8日 · Iowa State heavyweight wrestler Chris Taylor, the Cyclones’ “Gentle Giant” had an enormous impact on the sport of wrestling, literally and figuratively. He will go down as the heaviest wrestling competitor in Olympic Games history, …
Chris Taylor (1999) - Hall of Fame - Iowa State University Athletics
Chris Taylor. Wrestling Dowagiac, Mich. Photo Gallery Competing in an era with no weight limitations, Taylor stood 6-foot-5 and weighed more than 400 pounds; Never lost a collegiate match (87-0-1) and won two NCAA Championships; Pinned 70 of his college foes and those victims lasted an average of 2:14 before being pinned
Cyclone Legend Chris Taylor: Iowa Time Machine June 13, 1950
2024年6月13日 · Taylor, a larger-than-life Cyclone, went undefeated in two seasons at Iowa State. Taylor, who wrestled for Dowagiac High School in Michigan, arrived in Ames at a hefty 415 pounds. Taylor dominated in an era before collegiate …