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Bruce Taylor

Bruce Lawrence Taylor

Position: DB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 193 lbs.
Born: May 28, 1948 in Perth Amboy, NJ
College: Boston University

1-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1970 Draft

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1970 22 SFO RCB 14 0 43 516 0 76 12.0 12 190 0 25 15.8 706
1971* 23 SFO RCB 14 14 34 235 0 38 6.9 235
1972 24 SFO RCB 14 14 21 145 0 41 6.9 145
1973 25 SFO RCB 14 12 15 207 0 61 13.8 207
1974 26 SFO RCB 14 8 10 38 0 21 3.8 38
1975 27 SFO RCB 12 11 16 166 0 66 10.4 166
1976 28 SFO RCB 13 13 3 16 0 11 5.3 16
1977 29 SFO RCB 14 14 0
Career 109 86 142 1323 0 76 9.3 12 190 0 25 15.8 1513

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1970 22 SFO RCB 14 0 3 70 0 70 3 2 -3 0
1971* 23 SFO RCB 14 14 3 68 0 49 5 3 0 0
1972 24 SFO RCB 14 14 2 4 0 2 3 2 0 0
1973 25 SFO RCB 14 12 6 30 0 22 1 0 0 0
1974 26 SFO RCB 14 8 1 0 0 0
1975 27 SFO RCB 12 11 3 29 0 15 2 3 39 0
1976 28 SFO RCB 13 13 1 0 0 0
Career 109 86 18 201 0 70 15 10 36 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1970 22 SFO RCB 14 0 1 6
1971* 23 SFO RCB 14 14 1 6
Career 109 86 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1970 NFL AP Defensive Rookie of the Year

Pro Bowls

1971

Non-Offensive TDs

1970 NFL 1 (9)
1971 NFL 1 (9)

Punt Returns

1970 NFL 43 (2)
1971 NFL 34 (1)
1972 NFL 21 (9)
Career 142 (81)

Punt Return Yds

1970 NFL 516 (1-- 52)
1971 NFL 235 (5)
Career 1323 (87)

Long Punt Return

1970 NFL 76 (5)
1973 NFL 61 (5)
1975 NFL 66 (3)

Yds/Punt Return

1970 NFL 12.0 (2)
1973 NFL 13.8 (1-- 90)
Career 9.3 (120)

Kick & Punt Returns

1970 NFL 55 (4)
Career 154 (183)

Fumble Return Yds

1975 NFL 39 (10)

Interceptions

1973 NFL 6 (4)

Long Intercep. Return

1970 NFL 70 (4)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1970 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.