Bruce Taylor (NFL)
[edit] Biography
Bruce Taylor (Bruce Lawrence Taylor) was born on May 28, 1948 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. After going to high school at Perth Amboy (NJ), Taylor attended Boston University. Taylor made his professional debut in the NFL in 1970 with the San Francisco 49ers. He played for the San Francisco 49ers for his entire 8 year career.
Most people believe that 1970 was Bruce Taylor's best year, as he picked off 3 passes and had 516 punt return yards.
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[edit] Interception Stats
| 1970
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 3
| 70
| 70
| 0
|
| 1971
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 3
| 68
| 49
| 0
|
| 1972
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
|
| 1973
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 6
| 30
| 22
| 0
|
| 1974
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| SFO
| NFL
| 12
| 3
| 29
| 15
| 0
|
| 1976
| SFO
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 109
| 18
| 201
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1970
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 43
| 516
| 12
| 10
| 76
| 0
|
| 1971
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 34
| 235
| 6.9
| 10
| 38
| 0
|
| 1972
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 21
| 145
| 6.9
| 8
| 41
| 0
|
| 1973
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 15
| 207
| 13.8
| 6
| 61
| 0
|
| 1974
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 10
| 38
| 3.8
| 2
| 21
| 0
|
| 1975
| SFO
| NFL
| 12
| 16
| 166
| 10.4
| 1
| 66
| 0
|
| 1976
| SFO
| NFL
| 13
| 3
| 16
| 5.3
| 1
| 11
| 0
|
| 1977
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 109
| 142
| 1323
| 9.3
| 38
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1970
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 12
| 190
| 15.8
| 25
| 0
|
| 1971
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| SFO
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| SFO
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 109
| 12
| 190
| 15.8
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1970
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 2
| -3
| 0
|
| 1971
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| SFO
| NFL
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 39
| 0
|
| 1976
| SFO
| NFL
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| SFO
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 109
| 15
| 6
| 4
| 36
| 0
|
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- Won the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1970
- Won the UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year in 1970
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