Jack Taylor (British wrestler)

Taylor was born into a famous wrestling family, his father Tom Taylor was the 1938 British featherweight champion and his uncle Joe Taylor was a four-times British featherweight champion and competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Jack wa coached by his father and became a British champion himself, after winning the 1956 lightweight title at the British Wrestling Championships^[3] and later that year reprersnted Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, where he participated in the men's freestyle lightweight event.^[2]

Jack's brother Barry Taylor was the Yorkshire champion and cousin Eric Taylor was champion of the North.^[4] His nephew Dave Taylor also competed in the sport but as a professional wrestler.^[2]