Rich Taylor BIO
Favorite Sports Moment:
Being in the Colts' lockerroom following their Super Bowl XLI win over the Bears in Miami when Head Coach Tony Dungy addressed the team. Believe me, not a dry eye in the room, including mine!
Most Memorable Interviews:
Larry Johnson (as a Charlotte Hornet), Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Steve Nash (awesome guy), Eddie Robinson (at a Marriott hotel bar), Jerry Rice (class personified), Michelle TaFoya (knowledgable, super-friendly, and "sneaky hot"), Jerry Jones (hated the Cowboys at the time, but he was SO cool and real), Ric Flair (simply the best...and no, I'm not a wrasslin fan).
Best NCAA Hoops Team Ever:
UNLV's 1990-91 team (despite the loss to Duke)
Most Unpleasant Guy To Interview Ever:
Isiah Thomas (many times)
Freakiest Guy (Physically) Ever Met:
Andre the Giant and Manute Bol (tie)
Craziest Atmosphere For A Game:
LSU's Tiger Stadium
Most Memorable Sports-related Experience:
Going up for an hour ride with the Blue Angels on the Saturday before Super Bowl XLII in Phoenix (only media representative selected)
All-Time Favorite Bands:
Steely Dan, Earth, Wind & Fire, Police, Zero 7, English Beat, Jonas Brothers (NOT!!!!)
All-Time Favorite Movies:
This Is Spinal Tap, Godfather, Godfather II, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Terms of Endearment, Driving Miss Daisy, Waiting For Guffman
All-Time Favorite TV Shows:
LOST, Curb, Entourage, Weeds, Andy Griffith Show, Picket Fences
Hottest Female Athlete:
Allison Stokke
Favorite City:
Charleston, SC
Least Favorite City:
Wichita, Kansas
Most Underrated City:
Omaha, Nebraska (College World Series ROCKS!)
Most Overrated City:
Nashville (hicks EVERYWHERE)
You Would Never Believe It, But I:
Scored 40 points or more in 5 of 6 games down the stretch as a high school senior (won state championship)
All-Time Hero:
Pops (my maternal grandfather, the greatest guy EVER)
