Charley Taylor

Charles Robert Taylor

Position: WR-SE-RB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 lbs.

Born: September 28, 1941 in Grand Prairie, TX
College: Arizona St. (school history)
Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1964 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 2nd round (9th overall) of the 1964 AFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 96 (191st overall since 1950)
8-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1984, finalist in 1983

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Fine Details · Last updated May 23, 2013 2:25PM

All-Time Rank: #142. Lance Alworth… #143. Tom Brady… #144. Lee Roy Selmon… #145. CHARLEY TAYLOR… #146. Andre Tippett… #147. Ken Anderson… #148. Elvin Bethea…

All-Time Rank: #142. Lance Alworth… #143. Tom Brady… #144. Lee Roy Selmon… #145. CHARLEY TAYLOR… #146. Andre Tippett… #147. Ken Anderson… #148. Elvin Bethea…

Receiving & Rushing

							Receiving							Rushing
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV
1964*	23	WAS	HB	42	14		53	814	15.4	5	80	3.8	58.1	199	755	5	50	3.8	53.9	14.2	1569	10	7	15
1965*	24	WAS	HB	42	13		40	577	14.4	3	69	3.1	44.4	145	402	3	39	2.8	30.9	11.2	979	6	10	9
1966*	25	WAS	hb/SE	42	14	14	72	1119	15.5	12	86	5.1	79.9	87	262	3	24	3.0	18.7	6.2	1381	15	6	16
1967*+	26	WAS	SE	42	12		70	990	14.1	9	86	5.8	82.5								990	9	3	11
1968	27	WAS	SE	42	14		48	650	13.5	5	47	3.4	46.4	2	-3	0	4	-1.5	-0.2	0.1	647	5	1	7
1969	28	WAS	SE	42	14		71	883	12.4	8	88	5.1	63.1	3	24	0	18	8.0	1.7	0.2	907	8	1	11
1970	29	WAS	WR	42	10	10	42	593	14.1	8	41	4.2	59.3	1	17	0	17	17.0	1.7	0.1	610	8	1	10
1971	30	WAS	WR	42	6	0	24	370	15.4	4	71	4.0	61.7								370	4	0	5
1972*	31	WAS	WR	42	14	14	49	673	13.7	7	70	3.5	48.1	3	39	0	17	13.0	2.8	0.2	712	7	1	11
1973*	32	WAS	WR	42	14	14	59	801	13.6	7	53	4.2	57.2	1	-7	0	-7	-7.0	-0.5	0.1	794	7	1	11
1974*	33	WAS	WR	42	14	14	54	738	13.7	5	51	3.9	52.7	1	-1	0	-1	-1.0	-0.1	0.1	737	5	0	10
1975*	34	WAS	WR	42	14	14	53	744	14.0	6	64	3.8	53.1								744	6	0	8
1977	36	WAS	WR	42	12	7	14	158	11.3	0	19	1.2	13.2								158	0	0	2
Career					165	87	649	9110	14.0	79	88	3.9	55.2	442	1488	11	50	3.4	9.0	2.7	10598	90	31	126

Passing

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	NY/A	ANY/A	Sk%
1964*	23	WAS	HB	42	14	2	10	20.0	54	0	0.0	1	10.0	41	5.4	0.9	27.0	3.9	10.0
1965*	24	WAS	HB	42	13	1	4	25.0	45	1	25.0	0	0.0	45	11.3	16.3	45.0	3.5	113.5
Career					165	3	14	21.4	99	1	7.1	1	7.1	45	7.1	5.3	33.0	0.6	50.6	0	0	7.07	5.29	0.0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Kick & Punt Returns

							Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1964*	23	WAS	HB	42	14							1	20	0	20	20.0	1589
1965*	24	WAS	HB	42	13							1	15	0	15	15.0	994
1966*	25	WAS	hb/SE	42	14	14	5	63	0	58	12.6	3	98	0	40	32.7	1542
Career					165	87	5	63	0	58	12.6	5	133	0	40	26.6	10794

Defense & Fumbles

								Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Tkl	Ast	Sfty
1964*	23	WAS	HB	42	14								0	7	3	0	0
1965*	24	WAS	HB	42	13								0	10	5	0	0
1966*	25	WAS	hb/SE	42	14	14							0	6	4	0	0
1967*+	26	WAS	SE	42	12								0	3	2	0	0
1968	27	WAS	SE	42	14								0	1	0	0	0
1969	28	WAS	SE	42	14								0	1	0	0	0
1970	29	WAS	WR	42	10	10							0	1	0	0	0
1971	30	WAS	WR	42	6	0							0	0	1	0	0
1972*	31	WAS	WR	42	14	14							0	1	1	9	0
1973*	32	WAS	WR	42	14	14							0	1	0	0	0
1975*	34	WAS	WR	42	14	14							0	0	1	0	0
Career					165	87							0	31	17	9	0

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	Pts
1964*	23	WAS	HB	42	14		5	5	10	60
1965*	24	WAS	HB	42	13		3	3	6	36
1966*	25	WAS	hb/SE	42	14	14	3	12	15	90
1967*+	26	WAS	SE	42	12			9	9	54
1968	27	WAS	SE	42	14			5	5	30
1969	28	WAS	SE	42	14			8	8	48
1970	29	WAS	WR	42	10	10		8	8	48
1971	30	WAS	WR	42	6	0		4	4	24
1972*	31	WAS	WR	42	14	14		7	7	42
1973*	32	WAS	WR	42	14	14		7	7	42
1974*	33	WAS	WR	42	14	14		5	5	30
1975*	34	WAS	WR	42	14	14		6	6	36
Career					165	87	11	79	90	540

Similar Players

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	James Lofton*, Darrell Jackson, Andre Johnson, Chris Chambers, Anthony Carter, Jerry Butler, Ken Burrow, Andre Rison, Marvin Harrison, Bert Emanuel
4	Sterling Sharpe, James Lofton*, Darrell Jackson, Ernest Givins, Anthony Carter, Andre Rison, Lee Evans, Andre Johnson, Dave Parks, Drew Pearson
5	Terry Glenn, Art Monk*, David Boston, Gary Garrison, Dave Parks, Anquan Boldin, Bert Emanuel, Dwight Clark, Anthony Carter, Andre Reed
6	Gary Garrison, Dave Parks, Henry Ellard, Art Monk, Danny Abramowicz, Bobby Mitchell, Mike Quick, Gordie Soltau, Al Toon, Darrell Jackson
7	Gary Garrison, Duriel Harris, Bobby Mitchell, Al Toon, Louis Lipps, Dwight Clark, Darrell Jackson, Art Monk, John Jefferson, Carl Pickens
8	Bobby Mitchell, Gary Garrison, Duriel Harris, Muhsin Muhammad, Louis Lipps, Carl Pickens, Dave Parks, Art Monk, Darrell Jackson, Fred Biletnikoff*
9	Dwight Clark, Art Monk, Laveranues Coles, Stanley Morgan, Bobby Mitchell, Fred Biletnikoff, Lynn Swann, Tommy McDonald*, Plaxico Burress, Mel Gray
10	Stanley Morgan, Laveranues Coles, Drew Pearson, Anthony Miller, Fred Biletnikoff, Andre Rison, Art Monk, Eric Moulds, Eric Martin, Keyshawn Johnson
11	Drew Pearson, Stanley Morgan, Hines Ward, Art Monk, Anthony Miller, Fred Biletnikoff, Keyshawn Johnson, Derrick Mason, Andre Rison, Cris Carter*
12	Stanley Morgan, Art Monk, Harold Jackson, Fred Biletnikoff, Cris Carter, Hines Ward, Harold Carmichael, Derrick Mason, Andre Rison, James Lofton
13	Derrick Mason, Stanley Morgan, Harold Carmichael, Hines Ward, Cris Carter*, Harold Jackson, Keenan McCardell, Andre Rison, Drew Pearson, Nat Moore
Career	Keenan McCardell, Derrick Mason, Harold Carmichael, Hines Ward, Andre Rison, Stanley Morgan, Drew Pearson, Nat Moore, Drew Hill, Harold Jackson

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls 1964 1965 1966 1967 1972 1973 1974 1975	First-Team All-Pro 1967	Approximate Value 1964 NFL 15 (9) Career 126 (175)	Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 96 (191)
Rushing Att 1964 NFL 199 (5)	Rushing Yds 1964 NFL 755 (6)	Rushing TD 1964 NFL 5 (10)	Rushing Yds/Game 1964 NFL 53.9 (7)
Receptions 1964 NFL 53 (8) 1966 NFL 72 (1) 1967 NFL 70 (1) 1968 NFL 48 (8) 1969 NFL 71 (2) 1972 NFL 49 (9) 1973 NFL 59 (2) 1974 NFL 54 (6) 1975 NFL 53 (7) Career 649 (49)	Receiving Yds 1964 NFL 814 (10) 1966 NFL 1119 (3) 1967 NFL 990 (6) 1969 NFL 883 (7) 1973 NFL 801 (7) 1974 NFL 738 (7) Career 9110 (48)	Receiving TD 1966 NFL 12 (2/86) 1967 NFL 9 (5) 1969 NFL 8 (9) 1970 NFL 8 (7) 1972 NFL 7 (6) 1973 NFL 7 (8) Career 79 (22)	Long Reception 1964 NFL 80 (6) 1966 NFL 86 (5) 1967 NFL 86 (5) 1969 NFL 88 (2)
Receiving Yds/Game 1966 NFL 79.9 (3) 1967 NFL 82.5 (4) 1969 NFL 63.1 (9) 1973 NFL 57.2 (8) 1974 NFL 52.7 (8) Career 55.2 (99)	Touchdowns 1964 NFL 10 (4) 1966 NFL 15 (3) Career 90 (31)	Points Scored 1966 NFL 90 (10) Career 540 (142)	Rushing/Receiving TD 1964 NFL 10 (4) 1966 NFL 15 (3) 1967 NFL 9 (10) Career 90 (29)
Yds From Scrimmage 1964 NFL 1569 (2) 1966 NFL 1381 (3) Career 10598 (74)	All-Purpose Yds 1964 NFL 1589 (3) 1966 NFL 1542 (3) Career 10794 (109)	Touches 1964 NFL 253 (4) 1965 NFL 186 (10)	Yds/Touch 1966 NFL 9.2 (1)
Long Punt Return 1966 NFL 58 (8)	Fumbles 1964 NFL 7 (8) 1965 NFL 10 (3) 1966 NFL 6 (10)	Fumbles Recovered 1965 NFL 5 (6) 1966 NFL 4 (3) Career 17 (163)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1964	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1964	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1964	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1966	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1966	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1967	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1967	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1967	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1967	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1968	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1969	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1970	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1972	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1973	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1974	1st Team	All-Conf.	Associated Press
1974	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1974	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1974	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1975	1st Team	All-Conf.	Associated Press
1975	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI

Fantasy

Year	Age	G	FantPos	FantPt	VBD	PosRank	OvRank
1970	29	10	WR	109	51	13	29
1971	30	6	WR	61		36
1972	31	14	WR	113	53	7	25
1973	32	14	WR	121	66	6	13
1974	33	14	WR	104	46	7	28
1975	34	14	WR	110	44	13	33
1977	36	12	WR	16		71
				634	260

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