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Bobby Taylor (Canadian football)

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Canadian Football League receiver (1939–2023) For other people named Robert Taylor, see Robert Taylor (disambiguation).
Bobby Taylor
Born:(1939-03-05)March 5, 1939
Barrow-in-Furness, England
Died:August 20, 2023(2023-08-20) (aged 84)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)WR
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
As player
1961–1965Calgary Stampeders
1966–1970Toronto Argonauts
1971Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1971–1973Edmonton Eskimos
1974Toronto Argonauts
CFL East All-Star1969

Robert Taylor (March 5, 1939 – August 20, 2023) was a Canadian Football League receiver who played for the Calgary Stampeders, Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Edmonton Eskimos. He attended Clarkson University from 1961 to 1962.

In his fourteen-year career Taylor caught 521 receptions for a total of 8,203 yards and 50 touchdowns. His 56 catches led the CFL in 1968.

He was Toronto's nominee for Most Outstanding Canadian player in 1968 and 1969.

Taylor played minor league hockey, as well, from 1962 to 1970 in the EHL, WHL, AHL, and CPHL.

From 1975 until his death in 2023, he owned the Black Bull Tavern, a popular bar on Toronto's Queen Street West. In 2024, Janine Bartels, Taylor's granddaughter, announced that the tavern would close permanently on April 3, 2024 after nearly 200 years in business; it opened in 1833.

He died from cancer at his home in Toronto, on August 20, 2023, at the age of 84.

References

  1. Hawthorn, Tom (2023-09-04). "Notorious athlete Bobby Taylor was a fighter on the ice and on the gridiron". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  2. "The interview: Bobby Taylor, former CFLer and pro hockey tough guy". The Globe and Mail. 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  3. Toronto Star, Tuesday 5 November 1968, page 11.
  4. Toronto Star, Tuesday 5 November 1968, page 11.
  5. Toronto Star, Tuesday 21 October 1969, page 16.
  6. "Bob Taylor Stats and Profile". hockeydb.com.
  7. Chow, Sheldon. ""I've worked at the Black Bull Tavern for 40 years—and I plan to stay until the very end"". Toronto Life. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  8. Arsenych, Alex (29 March 2024). "This historical tavern in Toronto is closing after nearly 200 years". CTV News Toronto. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  9. Sahebzada, Asma; Wilson, Jermaine (2024-03-29). "Queen Street's Black Bull Tavern, one of Toronto's oldest bars, says its doors are closing next week". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  10. "The Argonauts are saddened to learn of the passing of Bobby Taylor". Toronto Argonauts Football Club on Facebook. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  11. "Robert Taylor". Necro Canada. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  12. "Remembering the life of BOBBY TAYLOR". obituaries.thestar.com. Retrieved 2024-03-30.


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