Willie Taylor (Canadian football)

American gridiron football player (1936–2022)

Willie Taylor
Career information
Born:	(1936-12-17)December 17, 1936 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Died:	February 25, 2022(2022-02-25) (aged 85)
CFL status	American
Position(s)	Tackle, G
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	230 lb (100 kg)
College	Florida A&M
NFL draft	1959, round: 6, pick: 61
Drafted by	Green Bay Packers
Career history
As player
1961	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1962–1965	BC Lions

Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (1964)

Willie Taylor (December 17, 1936 – February 25, 2022) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and BC Lions. He won the Grey Cup with the Lions in 1964. He played college football at Florida A&M University and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1959 NFL draft (Round 6, #61).

Taylor died on February 25, 2022, at the age of 85.

References

^ "Willie Taylor football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
"Willie Taylor CFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
"Willie Taylor". Fischers Funeral Services. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

v t e Green Bay Packers 1959 NFL draft selections
Randy Duncan Alex Hawkins Boyd Dowler Andy Cvercko Willie Taylor Bobby Jackson Gary Raid Buddy Mayfield Bob Laraba George Dixon Sam Tuccio Bob Webb Larry Hall Jim Hurd Ken Kerr Dick Teteak Dan Edgington Tom Secules Dick Nearents Bill Butler Charley Sample Dave Smith Charlie Anderson Ben Lawver Joe Hergert Leroy Hardee Ken Higginbotham Timothy Brown Jerry Epps Jack Flara Dick Emerich

v t e BC Lions 52nd Grey Cup champions
10 Mel Melin 11 Pete Ohler 15 Willie Fleming 18 Ron Morris 20 Bill Munsey 21 Sonny Homer 22 Joe Kapp 24 Lou Holland 26 Steve Shafer 27 Neal Beaumont 30 Peter Kempf 34 Bill Lasseter 35 Bob Swift 36 Don Vicic 38 By Bailey 41 Gary Schwertfeger 42 Greg Findlay 42 Ian Hagemoen 44 Walt Bilicki 45 Jessie Williams 51 Willie Taylor 52 Wayne Dennis 54 Tom Hinton 58 Steve Cotter 60 Gus Kasapis 61 Lonnie Dennis 64 Mike Martin 66 Emery Barnes 67 Mike Cacic 68 Ken Sugarman 69 Tom Brown 70 Dick Fouts 71 Paul Seale 72 Jim Carphin 74 Jim McNaughton 75 Norm Fieldgate 76 Mack Burton 78 Pat Claridge Head Coach: Dave Skrien Assistant coaches: Jim Champion Frank Johnston General Manager: Herb Capozzi

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