Lionel Thomas Taylor
Position: E-WR-FL
Height: 6-2 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: August 15, 1935 in Kansas City, MO
College: New Mex. Highlands
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 56 (1182nd overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 4-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1959 | 24 | CHI | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1960+ | 25 | DEN | SE | 87 | 12 | 92 | 1235 | 13.4 | 12 | 80 | 7.7 | 102.9 | 2 | -6 | 0 | -2 | -3.0 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 1229 | 12 | 2 | 12 | |
| 1961*+ | 26 | DEN | SE | 87 | 14 | 100 | 1176 | 11.8 | 4 | 52 | 7.1 | 84.0 | 1176 | 4 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1962*+ | 27 | DEN | SE | 87 | 14 | 77 | 908 | 11.8 | 4 | 45 | 5.5 | 64.9 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 13.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 934 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1963 | 28 | DEN | SE | 87 | 14 | 78 | 1101 | 14.1 | 10 | 72 | 5.6 | 78.6 | 1101 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
| 1964 | 29 | DEN | SE | 87 | 14 | 76 | 873 | 11.5 | 7 | 57 | 5.4 | 62.4 | 873 | 7 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1965*+ | 30 | DEN | SE | 87 | 14 | 85 | 1131 | 13.3 | 6 | 63 | 6.1 | 80.8 | 1131 | 6 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||
| 1966 | 31 | DEN | SE | 87 | 14 | 35 | 448 | 12.8 | 1 | 29 | 2.5 | 32.0 | 448 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1967 | 32 | HOU | 87 | 8 | 18 | 233 | 12.9 | 1 | 23 | 2.3 | 29.1 | 233 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1968 | 33 | HOU | 87 | 9 | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 0 | 35 | 0.7 | 10.0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Career | 121 | 567 | 7195 | 12.7 | 45 | 80 | 4.7 | 59.5 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 7215 | 45 | 7 | 65 | |||||
| 7 yrs | DEN | 96 | 0 | 543 | 6872 | 12.7 | 44 | 80 | 5.7 | 71.6 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6892 | 44 | 7 | 60 | |||
| 2 yrs | HOU | 17 | 0 | 24 | 323 | 13.5 | 1 | 35 | 1.4 | 19.0 | 323 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | |||||||||||
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| 1961*+ | 26 | DEN | SE | 87 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -22.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 1962*+ | 27 | DEN | SE | 87 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | ||||||||||
| 1963 | 28 | DEN | SE | 87 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | ||||||||||
| 1964 | 29 | DEN | SE | 87 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 121 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | -15.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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.
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960+ | 25 | DEN | SE | 87 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 72 | |||||||||||
| 1961*+ | 26 | DEN | SE | 87 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1962*+ | 27 | DEN | SE | 87 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1963 | 28 | DEN | SE | 87 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 60 | |||||||||||
| 1964 | 29 | DEN | SE | 87 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 | |||||||||||
| 1965*+ | 30 | DEN | SE | 87 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1966 | 31 | DEN | SE | 87 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1967 | 32 | HOU | 87 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 121 | 45 | 45 | 270 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 yrs | DEN | 96 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 264 | |||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | HOU | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Long Reception
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-AFL | AFL |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Associated Press |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-AFL | UPI |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-AFL | AFL |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Associated Press |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-AFL | NY Daily News |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-AFL | UPI |
| 1962 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Associated Press |
| 1962 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | UPI |
| 1963 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | UPI |
| 1965 | 1st Team | All-AFL | AFL |
| 1965 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Associated Press |
| 1965 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1965 | 1st Team | All-AFL | NY Daily News |
| 1965 | 1st Team | All-AFL | UPI |