Good lord. Taylor was 436 lbs against Dietrich's 260 lb
My parents (both alums) shared stories about Taylor during their time on campus (which mirrored his time there). If you are interested in learning more about him, I would google his name - fair amount out there even though he has been gone for over 40 years (due to this size, he didn't live much longer post college). Some things that my parents shared with me (please call me out if you have different info).....
- In college, he wrestled in an unlimited class (which doesn't exist today) and you could be as heavy as you want.
- Besides just being "big"(both in weight and height (for a wrestler), he was extremely nimble and had great footwork / balance and was very athletic for his size.
- Given his size, they weighed him on one of the livestock scales (probably over in Kildee somewhere).
- My parents also shared that he would drink pitchers of beer like we would drink cans (think of the Andre the Giant
stories that exist out there but perhaps on a smaller scale).
- Often times at a meet, they would sit Chris (the biggest on the team) right next to the smallest weight class wrestler, as a psychological ploy for their opponents.
- I have heard that Chris was the only person on the team that Dan Gable couldn't beat. I also heard on here that they trained together frequently. I believe there is a Youtube video out there where Dan speaks at Chris' wrestling hall of fame induction.
- There is a great picture of him out there on the internet of him on a beach standing alongside Andre the Giant which
gives you some perspective on how big Andre was (Chris briefly wrestled professionally post college).