Jim Taylor
James Charles Taylor
Born: September 20, 1935
Baton Rouge, LA USA
Deceased: October 13, 2018
Position: FB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 214
College: LSU
High School: Baton Rouge (LA)
Career: 1958-1967
Drafted: 1958 in Round 2, #15 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1976
Jim Taylor played from 1958 to 1967 during his career with the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints. Taylor ran for 8,597 yards in his career on 1,941 attempts, scoring 83 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 225 passes for 1,756 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 52 | 247 | 4.8 | 25 | 1 |
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 120 | 452 | 3.8 | 21 | 6 |
| 1960 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 230 | 1101 | 4.8 | 32 | 11 |
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 243 | 1307 | 5.4 | 53 | 15 |
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 272 | 1474 | 5.4 | 51 | 19 |
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 248 | 1018 | 4.1 | 40 | 9 |
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 235 | 1169 | 5.0 | 84 | 12 |
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 207 | 734 | 3.5 | 35 | 4 |
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 204 | 705 | 3.5 | 19 | 4 |
| 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 130 | 390 | 3.0 | 16 | 2 |
| Totals | 1941 | 8597 | 4.4 | 84 | 83 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 31 | 1 |
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 20 | 2 |
| 1960 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 15 | 121 | 8.1 | 27 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 25 | 175 | 7.0 | 18 | 1 |
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 22 | 106 | 4.8 | 25 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 27 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 38 | 354 | 9.3 | 35 | 3 |
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 20 | 207 | 10.4 | 41 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 41 | 331 | 8.1 | 21 | 2 |
| 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 38 | 251 | 6.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Totals | 225 | 1756 | 7.8 | 41 | 10 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1960 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | ||||||||
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | ||||||||
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||||||||
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 83 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 558 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 13 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 13 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1960s Team
1962 - AP MVP
1962 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
Honors
1960 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1962 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1963 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1966 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1966 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
