Jimmy Taylor
[edit] Biography
Jimmy Taylor (James Charles Taylor) was born on September 20, 1935 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After going to high school at Baton Rouge (LA), Taylor attended Hinds Community College and Louisiana State University. Taylor made his professional debut in the NFL in 1958 with the Green Bay Packers. He played for the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that 1962 was Jimmy Taylor's best year, as he ran for 1474 yards, ran in 19 TDs and ran for an average of 5.4 yards per carry.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1958
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 52
| 247
| 4.8
| 1
| 25
|
| 1959
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 120
| 452
| 3.8
| 6
| 21
|
| 1960
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 230
| 1101
| 4.8
| 11
| 32
|
| 1961
| GNB
| NFL
| 14
| 243
| 1307
| 5.4
| 15
| 53
|
| 1962
| GNB
| NFL
| 14
| 272
| 1474
| 5.4
| 19
| 51
|
| 1963
| GNB
| NFL
| 14
| 248
| 1018
| 4.1
| 9
| 40t
|
| 1964
| GNB
| NFL
| 13
| 235
| 1169
| 5
| 12
| 84t
|
| 1965
| GNB
| NFL
| 13
| 207
| 734
| 3.5
| 4
| 35
|
| 1966
| GNB
| NFL
| 14
| 204
| 705
| 3.5
| 4
| 19
|
| 1967
| NOR
| NFL
| 14
| 130
| 390
| 3
| 2
| 16
|
| 10 year NFL career
| 132
| 1941
| 8597
| 4.4
| 83
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1958
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 4
| 72
| 18
| 1
| 31t
|
| 1959
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 9
| 71
| 7.9
| 2
| 20t
|
| 1960
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 15
| 121
| 8.1
| 0
| 27
|
| 1961
| GNB
| NFL
| 14
| 25
| 175
| 7
| 1
| 18
|
| 1962
| GNB
| NFL
| 14
| 22
| 106
| 4.8
| 0
| 25
|
| 1963
| GNB
| NFL
| 14
| 13
| 68
| 5.2
| 1
| 27t
|
| 1964
| GNB
| NFL
| 13
| 38
| 354
| 9.3
| 3
| 35t
|
| 1965
| GNB
| NFL
| 13
| 20
| 207
| 10.4
| 0
| 41
|
| 1966
| GNB
| NFL
| 14
| 41
| 331
| 8.1
| 2
| 21
|
| 1967
| NOR
| NFL
| 14
| 38
| 251
| 6.6
| 0
| 27
|
| 10 year NFL career
| 132
| 225
| 1756
| 7.8
| 10
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1958
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 7
| 185
| 26.4
| 47
| 0
|
| 1959
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| GNB
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| GNB
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| GNB
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| GNB
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| GNB
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| GNB
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NOR
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 10 year NFL career
| 132
| 7
| 185
| 26.4
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1958
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| GNB
| NFL
| 12
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1961
| GNB
| NFL
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| GNB
| NFL
| 14
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| GNB
| NFL
| 14
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| GNB
| NFL
| 13
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| GNB
| NFL
| 13
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| GNB
| NFL
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NOR
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 10 year NFL career
| 132
| 34
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
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- Won the AP NFL MVP in 1962
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