Charles Robert Taylor was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for 13 seasons with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League.
24 Facts About Charley Taylor
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Charley Taylor was the second of seven children, including four girls and three boys.
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Charley Taylor was raised by his mother, Myrtle, and step father, James Stevenson.
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Charley Taylor's mother was a domestic worker, chef, butcher and restaurant owner.
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Charley Taylor began playing sports in junior high school, and was playing football, baseball, basketball, and running in track by the eighth grade.
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Charley Taylor played high school football at Dalworth High School.
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Charley Taylor earned all-state honors in both track and football.
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Charley Taylor played college football at Arizona State University in Tempe as a halfback and defensive back.
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Charley Taylor was selected to the All-Western Athletic Conference team as a halfback.
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Charley Taylor played in the College All-Star Game against the Chicago Bears in August 1964 and was named the most valuable player of the game.
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Charley Taylor pitched and played third base for the Sun Devils baseball team.
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Charley Taylor was inducted into the Arizona State Sports Hall of Fame as a charter member in 1975.
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Charley Taylor was selected by the Washington Redskins as the third overall pick of the 1964 NFL Draft.
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Charley Taylor was selected in the AFL draft, taken ninth by the Houston Oilers.
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Charley Taylor signed with Washington and won the UPI rookie of the year award as a running back, and became the first NFL rookie in 20 years to finish in the top 10 in the league in both rushing and receiving.
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Charley Taylor played that position for the rest of his career and had a record-tying seven seasons with 50 or more receptions.
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Charley Taylor began 1974 with 7,470 yards, then 11th all-time, and climbed up to 4th.
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Charley Taylor retired following the 1977 season as the NFL's all-time leading receiver with 649 receptions, for 9,110 yards and 79 touchdowns.
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Charley Taylor was named first- or second-team All-Pro six times and was selected to eight Pro Bowls.
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Charley Taylor was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1984, and was selected as one of the 70 Greatest Redskins of all time.
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Charley Taylor became their receivers coach in 1981, when Joe Gibbs became the head coach.
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Charley Taylor served on the coaching staff through 1993 under Richie Petitbon, but was not retained by new head coach Norv Turner in March 1994, ending three decades with the franchise.
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Charley Taylor did speaking engagements and served as a consultant to the Commanders.
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Charley Taylor died on February 19,2022, in Northern Virginia, at the age of 80.