Jim Taylor

James Charles Taylor

Position: FB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 214 lbs.

Born: September 20, 1935 in Baton Rouge, LA
College: LSU (school history)
Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 2nd round (15th overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 103 (117th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1976, finalist in 1973, 1974, 1975

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Fine Details · Last updated May 19, 2013 8:25PM

All-Time Rank: #62. Thurman Thomas… #63. Yale Lary… #64. Dan Fouts… #65. JIM TAYLOR… #66. Jim Otto… #67. Willie Brown… #68. Gene Upshaw…

All-Time Rank: #62. Thurman Thomas… #63. Yale Lary… #64. Dan Fouts… #65. JIM TAYLOR… #66. Jim Otto… #67. Willie Brown… #68. Gene Upshaw…

Rushing & Receiving

							Rushing							Receiving
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV
1958	23	GNB		31	12		52	247	1	25	4.8	20.6	4.3	4	72	18.0	1	31	0.3	6.0	319	2	1	1
1959	24	GNB	FB	31	12		120	452	6	21	3.8	37.7	10.0	9	71	7.9	2	20	0.8	5.9	523	8	2	6
1960*	25	GNB	FB	31	12		230	1101	11	32	4.8	91.8	19.2	15	121	8.1	0	27	1.3	10.1	1222	11	5	17
1961*	26	GNB	FB	31	14		243	1307	15	53	5.4	93.4	17.4	25	175	7.0	1	18	1.8	12.5	1482	16	2	20
1962*+	27	GNB	FB	31	14		272	1474	19	51	5.4	105.3	19.4	22	106	4.8	0	25	1.6	7.6	1580	19	5	20
1963*	28	GNB	FB	31	13		248	1018	9	40	4.1	78.3	19.1	13	68	5.2	1	27	1.0	5.2	1086	10	5	11
1964*	29	GNB	FB	31	13		235	1169	12	84	5.0	89.9	18.1	38	354	9.3	3	35	2.9	27.2	1523	15	6	19
1965	30	GNB	FB	31	14		207	734	4	35	3.5	52.4	14.8	20	207	10.4	0	41	1.4	14.8	941	4	3	11
1966	31	GNB	FB	31	14		204	705	4	19	3.5	50.4	14.6	41	331	8.1	2	21	2.9	23.6	1036	6	4	11
1967	32	NOR	FB	31	14		130	390	2	16	3.0	27.9	9.3	38	251	6.6	0	27	2.7	17.9	641	2	1	6
Career					132		1941	8597	83	84	4.4	65.1	14.7	225	1756	7.8	10	41	1.7	13.3	10353	93	34	122
9 yrs		GNB			118	0	1811	8207	81	84	4.5	69.6	15.3	187	1505	8.0	10	41	1.6	12.8	9712	91	33	116
1 yr		NOR			14	0	130	390	2	16	3.0	27.9	9.3	38	251	6.6	0	27	2.7	17.9	641	2	1	6

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
1958	23	GNB		31	12							7	185	0	47	26.4	504
Career					132							7	185	0	47	26.4	10538

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
1958	23	GNB		31	12								0	1	0	0	0
1959	24	GNB	FB	31	12								0	2	1	0	0
1960*	25	GNB	FB	31	12								0	5	2	1	0
1961*	26	GNB	FB	31	14								0	2	1	0	0
1962*+	27	GNB	FB	31	14								0	5	1	0	0
1963*	28	GNB	FB	31	13								0	5	1	0	0
1964*	29	GNB	FB	31	13								0	6	0	0	0
1965	30	GNB	FB	31	14								0	3	1	0	0
1966	31	GNB	FB	31	14								0	4	0	0	0
1967	32	NOR	FB	31	14								0	1	0	0	0
Career					132								0	34	7	1	0
9 yrs		GNB			118	0							0	33	7	1	0
1 yr		NOR			14	0							0	1	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	Pts
1958	23	GNB		31	12		1	1	2	12
1959	24	GNB	FB	31	12		6	2	8	48
1960*	25	GNB	FB	31	12		11		11	66
1961*	26	GNB	FB	31	14		15	1	16	96
1962*+	27	GNB	FB	31	14		19		19	114
1963*	28	GNB	FB	31	13		9	1	10	60
1964*	29	GNB	FB	31	13		12	3	15	90
1965	30	GNB	FB	31	14		4		4	24
1966	31	GNB	FB	31	14		4	2	6	36
1967	32	NOR	FB	31	14		2		2	12
Career					132		83	10	93	558
9 yrs		GNB			118	0	81	10	91	546
1 yr		NOR			14	0	2		2	12

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What does "similar" mean?

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Steve Slaton, Dan Reeves, Ernie Koy, Norm Bulaich, Mark van Eeghen, Andy Johnson, Joe Delaney, Earnest Jackson, Ron Waller, Floyd Little*
4	Earnest Byner, Norm Bulaich, Floyd Little*, Brian Westbrook, Fred Taylor, Art Malone, Jerome Bettis, Gerald Riggs, Jim Nance, Vic Washington
5	Sherman Smith, Mark van Eeghen, Brian Westbrook, Jerome Bettis, Larry Csonka*, Neal Anderson, Delvin Williams, Joseph Addai, Jamal Lewis, Fred Taylor
6	Mark van Eeghen, Sherman Smith, Jerome Bettis, Neal Anderson, Larry Csonka*, Altie Taylor, Freeman McNeil, Frank Gore, Terry Metcalf, Fred Taylor
7	Altie Taylor, Mark van Eeghen, Floyd Little, Jerome Bettis, Earl Campbell, Larry Csonka*, Fred Taylor, Neal Anderson, Delvin Williams, Greg Pruitt
8	Jerome Bettis, Freeman McNeil, Earnest Byner, Sam Cunningham, Larry Csonka, Don Perkins, Floyd Little, Earl Campbell*, Mark van Eeghen, Greg Pruitt
9	Don Perkins, Freeman McNeil, Floyd Little, Jerome Bettis, Earnest Byner, Larry Csonka, Greg Pruitt, Earl Campbell*, Mark van Eeghen, Corey Dillon
10	Floyd Little, Freeman McNeil, Greg Pruitt, Earnest Byner, Jerome Bettis, Larry Csonka, Don Perkins, Mark van Eeghen, John Riggins*, Eddie George
Career	Floyd Little, Don Perkins, Eddie George, Freeman McNeil, Greg Pruitt, Jamal Lewis, Mark van Eeghen, Earl Campbell, Larry Csonka*, Ricky Williams

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Awards 1962 NFL AP MVP 1962 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP	Pro Bowls 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964	First-Team All-Pro 1962	Approximate Value 1960 NFL 17 (4) 1961 NFL 20 (2/77) 1962 NFL 20 (2/77) 1964 NFL 19 (2) Career 122 (200)
Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 103 (117)	Rushing Att 1960 NFL 230 (1) 1961 NFL 243 (2) 1962 NFL 272 (1) 1963 NFL 248 (2) 1964 NFL 235 (2) 1965 NFL 207 (2) 1966 NFL 204 (5) Career 1941 (39)	Rushing Yds 1960 NFL 1101 (2) 1961 NFL 1307 (2) 1962 NFL 1474 (1/96) 1963 NFL 1018 (2) 1964 NFL 1169 (2) 1965 NFL 734 (5) 1966 NFL 705 (10) Career 8597 (36)	Rushing TD 1959 NFL 6 (7) 1960 NFL 11 (2) 1961 NFL 15 (1/40) 1962 NFL 19 (1/12) 1963 NFL 9 (2) 1964 NFL 12 (2) Career 83 (15)
Long Rush 1964 NFL 84 (1/54)	Yds/Rushing Att 1960 NFL 4.8 (6) 1961 NFL 5.4 (3/98) 1962 NFL 5.4 (2/98) 1964 NFL 5.0 (3) Career 4.4 (102)	Rushing Yds/Game 1960 NFL 91.8 (2) 1961 NFL 93.4 (2) 1962 NFL 105.3 (1/48) 1963 NFL 78.3 (2) 1964 NFL 89.9 (2) 1965 NFL 52.4 (7) 1966 NFL 50.4 (10) Career 65.1 (54)	Touchdowns 1959 NFL 8 (8) 1960 NFL 11 (6) 1961 NFL 16 (1/73) 1962 NFL 19 (1/28) 1963 NFL 10 (6) 1964 NFL 15 (3) Career 93 (25)
Points Scored 1960 NFL 66 (10) 1961 NFL 96 (3) 1962 NFL 114 (1) 1964 NFL 90 (8) Career 558 (134)	Rushing/Receiving TD 1959 NFL 8 (8) 1960 NFL 11 (5) 1961 NFL 16 (1/72) 1962 NFL 19 (1/27) 1963 NFL 10 (5) 1964 NFL 15 (3) Career 93 (25)	Yds From Scrimmage 1960 NFL 1222 (5) 1961 NFL 1482 (2) 1962 NFL 1580 (1) 1963 NFL 1086 (8) 1964 NFL 1523 (4) Career 10353 (81)	All-Purpose Yds 1960 NFL 1222 (6) 1961 NFL 1482 (7) 1962 NFL 1580 (6) 1964 NFL 1523 (4) Career 10538 (115)
Touches 1960 NFL 245 (2) 1961 NFL 268 (2) 1962 NFL 294 (1) 1963 NFL 261 (3) 1964 NFL 273 (3) 1965 NFL 227 (3) 1966 NFL 245 (6) Career 2173 (41)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1960	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1960	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1960	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1960	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1960	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1961	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1961	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1961	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1961	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1962	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1962	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1962	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1962	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1963	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1963	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1963	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1963	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1963	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1964	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1964	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1964	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1964	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1966	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1966	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI

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