Fans recall Chris Taylor's legendary size and gentle personality

Wrestling fans shared memories of Chris Taylor, the largest wrestler to ever compete in Olympic Games in both freestyle and Greco-Roman styles. Forum posts described Taylor drinking beer from a pitcher held like a normal mug, breaking a couch simply by sitting on it, and effortlessly carrying a full beer keg up a ravine that others couldn't budge. One story recounted Taylor casually standing with his hands on his hips while an opponent tried unsuccessfully to take him down during his first university tournament. Despite his enormous size of nearly 200 kg, Taylor was repeatedly described as "the nicest guy in the world" and a "gentle giant." Taylor was a bronze medalist at the 1972 Olympics and tragically died at age 29.