[1] Before reaching the major leagues, Kaiser worked as a professional wrestler, wearing a black hood and being known as "The Hatchet Man.

In 1986, Kaiser was voted the Most Colorful Umpire in the American League in a poll by The Sporting News.

Kaiser stayed at this weight for two more years, before dropping to 270 pounds (120 kg) in his final season.

In a June 2004 column for ESPN's MLB Insider, pitcher Tom Candiotti recalled that Kaiser "wouldn't move three steps to call a play.

"[5] Kaiser's 2003 autobiography, written with the help of author David Fisher, is entitled Planet of the Umps: A Baseball Life From Behind the Plate.