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Rosey Taylor

Roosevelt Taylor

Position: DB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 186 lbs.
Born: July 4, 1937 in New Orleans, LA
College: Grambling State

Career AV: 78 (389th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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Defense & Fumbles

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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 AV
1961 24 CHI RS 24 14 0 1 1 0 0 7
1962 25 CHI RS 24 14 0 2 64 1 43 1 1 6 0 8
1963*+ 26 CHI RS 24 14 0 9 172 1 46 0 3 29 0 17
1964 27 CHI RS 24 14 0 2 45 0 26 0 1 0 0 5
1965 28 CHI RS 24 14 0 1 3 0 3 0 2 3 0 12
1966 29 CHI RS 24 14 0 1 15 0 15 0 2 6 0 8
1967 30 CHI RS 24 14 0 5 19 0 10 0 2 37 1 10
1968* 31 CHI RS 24 14 0 3 96 1 96 8
1969 32 2TM /rs 14 0 2 15 0 15 5
SFO rs 25 8 0 2 15 0 15 4
CHI 24 6 0 1
1970 33 SFO FS 25 14 14 3 27 0 19 0 1 5 0 6
1971 34 SFO FS 25 12 0 3 13 0 13 6
1972 35 WAS FS 22 14 14 1 17 0 17 8
Career 166 28 32 486 3 96 2 13 86 1 100
9 yrs CHI 118 0 23 414 3 96 2 12 81 1 76
3 yrs SFO 34 14 8 55 0 19 0 1 5 0 16
1 yr WAS 14 14 1 17 0 17 8

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1961 24 CHI RS 24 14 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 14 379 0 60 27.1 383
1962 25 CHI RS 24 14 0 2 11 1 11 5.5 4 98 0 33 24.5 109
1963*+ 26 CHI RS 24 14 0 12 51 0 13 4.3 6 118 0 29 19.7 169
1966 29 CHI RS 24 14 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 3
1969 32 2TM /rs 14 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 16
SFO rs 25 8 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 16
Career 166 28 15 66 1 13 4.4 26 614 0 60 23.6 680
9 yrs CHI 118 0 15 66 1 13 4.4 25 598 0 60 23.9 664
3 yrs SFO 34 14 1 16 0 16 16.0 16

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1962 25 CHI RS 24 14 0 1 1 2 12
1963*+ 26 CHI RS 24 14 0 1 1 6
1965 28 CHI RS 24 14 0 1 1 6
1967 30 CHI RS 24 14 0 1 1 6
1968* 31 CHI RS 24 14 0 1 1 6
Career 166 28 1 1 3 1 6 36

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4 Mike Brown, Lester Hayes, Aeneas Williams, Dale Carter, Eric Turner, Jimmy Patton, Richie Petitbon, Willie Wood*, Eric Wright, David Fulcher
5 Dale Carter, Dick Anderson, Lawyer Milloy, Lester Hayes, Chris McAlister, Aeneas Williams, Richie Petitbon, Night Train Lane*, Bobby Boyd, David Fulcher
6 Richie Petitbon, Dale Carter, Night Train Lane*, Lester Hayes, Bobby Boyd, Lawyer Milloy, Mike Brown, Rashean Mathis, Cliff Harris, Brian Dawkins
7 Lester Hayes, Night Train Lane*, Lawyer Milloy, Cliff Harris, Jerry Norton, Dale Carter, Larry Wilson*, Andy Nelson, Chris McAlister, George Saimes
8 Lester Hayes, Lawyer Milloy, Karl Kassulke, Night Train Lane*, Larry Wilson*, Dave Elmendorf, Jerry Norton, Richie Petitbon, Ken Riley, Dale Carter
9 Karl Kassulke, Lester Hayes, Bill Thompson, Lawyer Milloy, Eddie Meador, Jerry Norton, Dave Elmendorf, Ken Riley, Night Train Lane*, Gary Fencik
10 Karl Kassulke, Lester Hayes, Ken Riley, Lawyer Milloy, Bill Thompson, Troy Vincent, Willie Buchanon, Randy Logan, Jerry Norton, Carnell Lake
11 Karl Kassulke, Ken Riley, Lawyer Milloy, Lester Hayes, Bill Thompson, Raymond Clayborn, Randy Logan, Mark A. Carrier, Aaron Glenn, Troy Vincent
12 Ken Riley, Lawyer Milloy, James Hasty, Bill Thompson, Raymond Clayborn, Karl Kassulke, Randy Logan, Eugene Robinson, Cris Dishman, Ty Law
Career Karl Kassulke, Randy Logan, Lester Hayes, Cris Dishman, Mark A. Carrier, Steve Atwater, Lawyer Milloy, Darren Woodson, Dave Elmendorf, Willie Buchanon

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1963
1968

First-Team All-Pro

1963

Non-Offensive TDs

1962 NFL 2 (1)
1963 NFL 1 (3)
1965 NFL 1 (9)
1968 NFL 1 (9)
Career 6 (66)

Yds/Kick Return

1961 NFL 27.1 (8)

Punt Return TD

1962 NFL 1 (1)
Career 1 (143)

Fumble Return Yds

1963 NFL 29 (6)
1967 NFL 37 (2)
Career 86 (161)

Fumble Return TD

1967 NFL 1 (1)

Interceptions

1963 NFL 9 (1/76)
Career 32 (160)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1963 NFL 172 (3)
Career 486 (155)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1962 NFL 1 (1)
1963 NFL 1 (2)
1968 NFL 1 (3)
Career 3 (107)

Long Intercep. Return

1968 NFL 96 (1/68)

 
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1963Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1964Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
1965Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL