Lionel Taylor
Lionel Thomas Taylor
Born: August 15, 1935
Kansas City, MO USA
Deceased: August 6, 2025
Position: E-WR-FL
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 215
College: New Mex. Highlands
High School: Buffalo (WV)
Career: 1959-1968
Coaching record
Lionel Taylor played from 1959 to 1968 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos and Houston Oilers. Taylor caught 567 passes for 7,195 yards and 45 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | 1961 | AFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1962 | AFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | 1963 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | 1964 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1960 | AFL Denver Broncos | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -2 | 0 | 1962 | AFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 18 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1960 | AFL Denver Broncos | 92 | 1235 | 13.4 | 80 | 12 | 1961 | AFL Denver Broncos | 100 | 1176 | 11.8 | 52 | 4 | 1962 | AFL Denver Broncos | 77 | 908 | 11.8 | 45 | 4 | 1963 | AFL Denver Broncos | 78 | 1101 | 14.1 | 72 | 10 | 1964 | AFL Denver Broncos | 76 | 873 | 11.5 | 57 | 7 | 1965 | AFL Denver Broncos | 85 | 1131 | 13.3 | 63 | 6 | 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 35 | 448 | 12.8 | 29 | 1 | 1967 | AFL Houston Oilers | 18 | 233 | 12.9 | 23 | 1 | 1968 | AFL Houston Oilers | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 35 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL | 567 | 7195 | 12.7 | 80 | 45 | |
| Totals | 567 | 7195 | 12.7 | 80 | 45 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1960 | AFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1962 | AFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1964 | AFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1960 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1961 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1962 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1963 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1964 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1965 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1967 | AFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| AFL | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | |
| Totals | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1959 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 8 | 0 | 1960 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 12 | 12 | 1961 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 | 1962 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 | 1963 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 | 1964 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 | 1965 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 | 1966 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 | 1967 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 8 | 7 | 1968 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 9 | 1 |
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Honors
1960 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1960 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1960 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1962 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1962 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1963 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1965 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1965 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1965 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1965 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1965 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
