Paul Wight(I)

Paul also played college basketball at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville from 1992 to 1993, and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Cougars basketball team. Paul is a member of the Xi Beta Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. He scored a total of thirty-nine points for the Cougars in limited action during the 1992-93 season. At age 12, he was 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall and weighed 230 lbs. By age 14, he reached 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) and weighed 250 lbs. In 1991, as a member of the Wichita State University basketball team at 19, he was listed at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) and weighed 330 lbs. When he got into the wrestling business, he grew 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) and weighed 550 lbs. He wears size 24 7E shoes.