AMES (ISU) — Former Cyclone wrestler and two-time NCAA heavyweight champion Chris Taylor will be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame this weekend in Stillwater, Okla.

Taylor had enormous impact on the sport of wrestling — literally and figuratively. He will go down as the heaviest wrestling competitor in Olympic Games history, but his influence on the sport remains larger than life.

Competing during an era with no weight limitations for the heavyweight division, Taylor was a force in collegiate and international wrestling. Taylor stood 6-feet-5 inches and weighed more than 400 pounds throughout much of his wrestling career.