Lionel Taylor

Full Name: Lionel Thomas Taylor	Primary Position: FL/OE/SE
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/215	College: New Mexico Highlands University
Birthdate: August 15, 1935	High School: Buffalo (Accoville, WV)
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri
Pro Experience: 10 years

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Lionel Taylor (Lionel Thomas Taylor) was born on August 15, 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri. After going to high school at Buffalo (Accoville, WV), Taylor attended New Mexico Highlands University. Taylor made his professional debut in the NFL in 1959 with the Chicago Bears. He played in the NFL for 1 year, playing for the Chicago Bears the entire time. Taylor also played in the AFL for 9 years, playing for the Denver Broncos and Houston Oilers over the course of his 9 year AFL career.

Most people believe that 1960 was Lionel Taylor's best year, as he hauled in 92 receptions, had 1235 receiving yards and caught 12 TD passes.

year	team	league	games	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1959	CHI	NFL	8	0	0	0	0	0
1960	DEN	AFL	12	92	1235	13.4	12	80t
1961	DEN	AFL	14	100	1176	11.8	4	52
1962	DEN	AFL	14	77	908	11.8	4	45
1963	DEN	AFL	14	78	1104	14.2	10	72
1964	DEN	AFL	14	76	873	11.5	7	57
1965	DEN	AFL	14	85	1131	13.3	6	63
1966	DEN	AFL	14	35	448	12.8	1	29
1967	HOU	AFL	8	18	233	12.9	1	23
1968	HOU	AFL	9	6	90	15	0	35
9 year AFL career			113	567	7198	12.7	45	0
1 year NFL career			8	0	0	0	0	0

year	team	league	games	ATT	INT	RAT
1959	CHI	NFL	8	0	0	0
1960	DEN	AFL	12	0	0	0
1961	DEN	AFL	14	2	1	0
1962	DEN	AFL	14	2	0	39.6
1963	DEN	AFL	14	1	0	39.6
1964	DEN	AFL	14	1	1	0
1965	DEN	AFL	14	0	0	0
1966	DEN	AFL	14	0	0	0
1967	HOU	AFL	8	0	0	0
1968	HOU	AFL	9	0	0	0
9 year AFL career			113	6	2	0
1 year NFL career			8	0	0	0

year	team	league	games	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG
1959	CHI	NFL	8	0	0	0	0
1960	DEN	AFL	12	2	-6	-3	0
1961	DEN	AFL	14	0	0	0	0
1962	DEN	AFL	14	2	26	13	18
1963	DEN	AFL	14	0	0	0	0
1964	DEN	AFL	14	0	0	0	0
1965	DEN	AFL	14	0	0	0	0
1966	DEN	AFL	14	0	0	0	0
1967	HOU	AFL	8	0	0	0	0
1968	HOU	AFL	9	0	0	0	0
9 year AFL career			113	4	20	5	0
1 year NFL career			8	0	0	0	0

year	team	league	games	TOT
1959	CHI	NFL	8	0
1960	DEN	AFL	12	2
1961	DEN	AFL	14	0
1962	DEN	AFL	14	3
1963	DEN	AFL	14	0
1964	DEN	AFL	14	2
1965	DEN	AFL	14	0
1966	DEN	AFL	14	0
1967	HOU	AFL	8	0
1968	HOU	AFL	9	0
9 year AFL career			113	7
1 year NFL career			8	0

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