Sep 23, 2026 · 32 min · 11 segments
This week, \[Marshall Taylor], \[Dak Prescott] and \[Jerry Rice] cover \[Longevity in Sports]..... we will the discuss the career of cyclist Marshall Taylor, and his impact on the sport of cycling…
So tonight I'm going to talk about Marshall Major Taylor.
Oh, okay.
Who you got? What's going on with him?
Now, he was born Marshall Walter Taylor in Indianapolis in 1878 to Gilbert Taylor, a Civil War veteran, and Sophronia Kelter Taylor.
Now, he was one of eight children.
Now, when he got his first bike, he had become such an expert trick rider that that Tom Hay, an Indianapolis bike shop owner, hired him to perform bicycle stunts in front of his bike shop.
Really? Yeah.
So now he earned $6 a week doing that and cleaning up the shop.
Now, he performed the stunts while wearing a military uniform, and that's how he got the nickname Major.
Oh, wow.
Now, during his amateur years, he moved on to bike racing, right? And he excelled in track sprints, especially the one mile, but he also did road races.
And on one occasion, he was actually the only one who finished a 75 mile race.
Wow.
Yeah.
And he was doing this when he was 15 and 16 years old.
Really?
Yeah.
Yeah.
So now, in 1895, he relocated to Worcester, Massachusetts with his mentor and coach, Louis Munger.
Worcester.
And in 1896, he turned pro at 18.
He won the one mile sprint.
And this was significant because he became the first black American to win a world championship in cycling and only the second black athlete to claim a world title in any major sport.
So tonight I'm going to talk about Marshall Major Taylor.
Oh, okay.
Who you got? What's going on with him?
Now, he was born Marshall Walter Taylor in Indianapolis in 1878 to Gilbert Taylor, a Civil War veteran, and Sophronia Kelter Taylor.
Now, he was one of eight children.
Now, when he got his first bike, he had become such an expert trick rider that that Tom Hay, an Indianapolis bike shop owner, hired him to perform bicycle stunts in front of his bike shop.
Really? Yeah.
So now he earned $6 a week doing that and cleaning up the shop.
Now, he performed the stunts while wearing a military uniform, and that's how he got the nickname Major.
Oh, wow.
Now, during his amateur years, he moved on to bike racing, right? And he excelled in track sprints, especially the one mile, but he also did road races.
And on one occasion, he was actually the only one who finished a 75 mile race.
Wow.
Yeah.
And he was doing this when he was 15 and 16 years old.
Really?
Yeah.
Yeah.
So now, in 1895, he relocated to Worcester, Massachusetts with his mentor and coach, Louis Munger.
Worcester.
And in 1896, he turned pro at 18.
He won the one mile sprint.
And this was significant because he became the first black American to win a world championship in cycling and only the second black athlete to claim a world title in any major sport.
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