Career
At 412 pounds (187 kg) he was the heaviest Olympian ever until the appearance of judoka Ricardo Blas, Junior. in 2008. (This was well before weight limits were imposed on the highest level of amateur wrestling)
In the Greco-Roman competition he was suplexed and pinned by Wilfried Dietrich of West Germany. Taylor wrestled professionally in the American Wrestling Association.
His début was in 1974 vs Rene Goulet.
Taylor faced various wrestlers, among them future star Ric Flair. Taylor, trained by Verne Gagne and Billy Robinson, was being groomed to be a major star.
Chronic health problems limited the amount of work he could do, and said problems forced him to retire from the ring in early 1977. Chris can be seen many times when they show highlights from the Aging with Attitude training camp.
Most notably in the WWE Digital Video Disc releases "the Spectacular Legacy of the Aging with Attitude" and "the Definitive Ric Flair Collection.
Taylor"s finishing move was a variation of the bearhug. Taylor died of cardiovascular complications at his home in Story City, Iowa at the age of 29, two years after health problems caused him to retire from professional wrestling. George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
Class of 2013.