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- James Charles Taylor (September 20, 1935 – October 13, 2018) was an American professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, with the Green Bay Packers from 1958 to 1966 and with the expansion New Orleans Saints in 1967.
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Jan 4, 2023 · JIM Taylor MBE, who has died aged 67, was a remarkable human being, the bravest of the brave, a great communicator, an infectious enthusiast, positive, competitive and, at times, marvellously ...
- Late Football Bloomer
- Taylor Shines For The Bulldogs
- Academic Troubles Send Taylor to Juco
- Back with A Vengeance
- Taylor and Cannon
- Green Bay Selects Taylor
- Lombardi Re-Builds Green Bay
- Taylor Busts Loose as Green Bay Wins
- Taylor Named NFL MVP
- 1962 NFL Championship
James “Jim” Charles Taylor was born on September 20, 1935, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. While he was young, Taylor got a harsh dose of how difficult life can be when his father passed away. In order to help his mother make ends meet, Taylor delivered newspapers in the mornings and afternoons. He would later explainthat riding his bicycle while delive...
Once Taylor got the hang of football all he wanted to do was get better. In the summer before his senior year, Taylor added 15 poundsand was moved to running back. He became a devastating runner who didn’t really care to avoid tacklers. Taylor found it was much easier going through opponents to pick up yardage than to try and go around them. Also, ...
Initially, Taylor found life enjoyable at LSU. NCAA rules at the time forbade freshmen from competing at the varsity level. However, Taylor played on the Tigers freshman team and gave the coaching staff a sample of what he would do for the variety the following year. The only problem was, Taylor didn’t take to the academic side of college and found...
Taylor was ready to make up for lost time and returned to Baton Rouge with a chip on his shoulder. In 1956, Dietzel’s club struggled to a 3-6 finish. Meanwhile, Taylor struggled to learn the Tigers’ new offense, but picked up steam toward the end of the year and scored 51 points in the season’s final five contests. During LSU’s victory over Arkansa...
After running for 552 yards and eight touchdowns (which led the Southeastern Conference) as a junior, Taylor was paired with sophomore sensation Billy Cannonin 1957. Cannon was an electrifying runner who zigged and zagged around defenders in the open field. Backfield mate Taylor was the complete opposite. With Cannon and Taylor doing the heavy lift...
One of the teams interested in Taylor was the lowly Green Bay Packers. Unlike today’s pre-draft process, team management sent Taylor a letter to gauge his interest in playing for Green Bay. Taylor didn’t care that the Pack had only won seven games total in 1956 and 1957. He was ready to play pro ball and ply his trade against NFL-caliber athletes. ...
One victory was the lowest win total ever for the Green Bay franchise and McLean was fired after one season. In his place came former New York Giants offensive Coordinator Vince Lombardi. It didn’t take long for the Packers to realize that Lombardi had a specific way of running his team. Players either got on the same page as the coach or found the...
By 1960, the Packers’ roster was loaded with talent. Lombardi had Bart Starr at quarterback, Taylor and Paul Hornung in the backfield, Boyd Dowler and Max McGee catching passes, and Forrest Gregg, Fred “Fuzzy” Thurston, and Jerry Kramer busting heads on the offensive line. The defense boasted linebacker Ray Nitschkeand lineman Willie Davis. Looking...
Four years after the franchise summoned only one win, the Packers were suddenly flush with talent and competing for world championships. A season after his backfield mate won the NFL MVP award, Taylor won his own MVP by rushing for a league-best 1,474 yards on 272 carries for 19 touchdowns (also league-highs). His yardage that year gave Taylor the ...
Green Bay ended the 1962 season with a 13-1 record and a third straight NFL Championship game appearance. The contest was played against the Giants for the second year in a row and hosted by New York. At kickoff, the temperature was 13 degrees with gusts of wind up to 40 miles per hour. As cold and miserable as the afternoon was, the Giants had one...
Oct 13, 2018 · Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback Jim Taylor, who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1958-66, passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning at a Baton Rouge, La., hospital. Taylor was 83.
James Charles Taylor (September 20, 1935 – October 13, 2018) was an American professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, with the Green Bay Packers from 1958 to 1966 and with the expansion New Orleans Saints in 1967.
Oct 13, 2018 · Jim Taylor, the ferocious Hall of Fame fullback who embodied the Green Bay Packers' unstoppable ground game during the Vince Lombardi era and helped the team win four NFL titles and the first Super Bowl, died Saturday.
Oct 13, 2018 · Pro Football Hall of Fame and longtime Green Bay Packers fullback Jim Taylor passed away Saturday morning, the team announced. He was 83.
Oct 13, 2018 · Hall of Fame fullback Jim Taylor, who rushed for more than 1,000 yards in five straight seasons with the Green Bay Packers, died Saturday morning at the age of 83, the team announced.
