Ted Taylor
Ted Taylor
Theoretical physicist who designed nuclear weapons as part of Project Orion. He helped design the Super Oralloy Bomb, which at the time was the largest pure fission bomb ever.
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth11 July 1925
break broke gave good lead took
I don't know if we broke their back. They (Meridian High) are too good a team, you don't ever break their back. It took a lot out of them, gave us the lead and gave us a little momentum.
certainly county defense early field goals knew missed points quick took turned wayne won wore
We knew Wayne County was quick on defense. They certainly won the turnover ratio. We missed two field goals early and that took some points away from us. We turned it over and our defense just got wore down.
great took
Those were great years, even when we took second.
eight everybody games good guys kept learned next positive practice ready senior took work
We've had good senior leadership. They've kept everybody positive and ready to work at the next practice to get better. The guys never quit. And they have learned how to play without a superstar. That took six, seven, eight games to get used to.
knew teams
I knew it was going to be a one-goal game. These teams are that close.
fair kids mental mostly open running stuff
It was mostly just mental stuff a little running. We've had a pretty fair turnout of kids that can get here. We're just kind of running an open group. We're not doing anything officially.
came hard played whipped
They came over here and played hard and whipped us. They wanted it a lot more than we did.
against good scoring
And you just can't (commit turnovers) against a good opponent. Scoring opportunities you've got to get them.
commend either fortunate gone tough
We were fortunate to come out on top; it could have gone either way. It is tough to come to Meridian and win. I just have to commend our kids, especially for their second-half effort.
bigger good lovely race rather running seven three
It would have been lovely to have two or three more runners, obviously, but we'd rather have a good race with seven than not such a good race with a bigger field,
coaching escort guess hall tickled year
(Rosetta) started the same year at the Tribune as I did coaching in 1964. ... Rosetta is the one that called me. He said, 'Ted, you will never guess what.' I said, 'What?' He said, 'Finally, way, way, way overdue, you've been inducted into the Hall of Honor, and I get to escort you.' He was as tickled as I was.
beforehand pieces putting watching
(Romantic meals) are really about putting the pieces together. You can do it beforehand while watching football.
football goes great team
You never know what's going to happen. One team could go in there and everything goes their way. But barring that happening, we feel like it'll be a great football game.
conversation hands work
Put (your partner) to work right away, even if it doesn't matter. If you're in there with your hands dirty, conversation comes a lot more easily. It removes a lot of the pressure.