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JOE TAYLOR

Taylor, Joseph Lee
Height: 6-2 Weight: 189
Born: August 27, 1939 Miami, FL
Died: June 15, 2001
High School: George Washington Carver (Miami, FL)

Year	College	Status
1958	North Carolina A&T State	Lettered
1959	North Carolina A&T State
1960	North Carolina A&T State	Lettered
1961	North Carolina A&T State	Lettered

Draft: 15th round (209th overall) 1962 New York Giants

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1963 Syracuse Stormers (UFL)1963 SYR UFL	88	S-HB
1964 Quebec Rifles (UFL)1964 QUE UFL	84	SE-DB
1965 Toronto Rifles (COFL)1965 TOR COFL	24	DB	14
1966 Toronto Rifles (COFL)1966 TOR COFL	24	DB	14
1967 Chicago Bears (NFL)1967 CHIB NFL	20	CB	14	0
1968 Chicago Bears (NFL)1968 CHIB NFL	20	RCB	14	14
1969 Chicago Bears (NFL)1969 CHIB NFL	20	RCB	14	14
1970 Chicago Bears (NFL)1970 CHIB NFL	20	RCB	11	10
1971 Chicago Bears (NFL)1971 CHIB NFL	20	RCB-LCB	13	12
1972 Chicago Bears (NFL)1972 CHIB NFL	20	RCB	14	14
1973 Chicago Bears (NFL)1973 CHIB NFL	20	RCB	14	11
1974 Chicago Bears (NFL)1974 CHIB NFL	20	RCB	14	12
8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL			108	87

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	12/4/1961	1962 New York Giants (NFL)1962 NYG NFL
Signed		1962 New York Giants (NFL)1962 NYG NFL
Released	9/4/1962	1962 New York Giants (NFL)1962 NYG NFL
Signed		1963 New York Giants (NFL)1963 NYG NFL
Released	8/6/1963	1963 New York Giants (NFL)1963 NYG NFL
Signed	8/8/1963	1963 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1963 OTT CFL
Released		1963 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1963 OTT CFL
Signed		1963 Syracuse Stormers (UFL)1963 SYR UFL
Free Agent		1963 Syracuse Stormers (UFL)1963 SYR UFL
Signed		1964 Quebec Rifles (UFL)1964 QUE UFL
Free Agent		1966 Toronto Rifles (COFL)1966 TOR COFL
Signed		1967 Chicago Bears (NFL)1967 CHIB NFL
Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform	8/12/1975	1975 Chicago Bears (NFL)1975 CHIB NFL
Free Agent	5/1/1976	1975 Chicago Bears (NFL)1975 CHIB NFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1965 Toronto Rifles (COFL)1965 TOR COFL	1	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	6
1966 Toronto Rifles (COFL)1966 TOR COFL	1	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	6

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1965 Toronto Rifles (COFL)1965 TOR COFL	6	29	4.8	13	0
1966 Toronto Rifles (COFL)1966 TOR COFL	4	27	6.8	18	0
1967 Chicago Bears (NFL)1967 CHIB NFL	1	27	27.0	27	0
1968 Chicago Bears (NFL)1968 CHIB NFL	1	0	0.0	0	0
1969 Chicago Bears (NFL)1969 CHIB NFL	3	37	12.3	23	0
1970 Chicago Bears (NFL)1970 CHIB NFL	2	18	9.0	18	0
1971 Chicago Bears (NFL)1971 CHIB NFL	3	69	23.0	39	0
1972 Chicago Bears (NFL)1972 CHIB NFL	4	0	0.0	0	0
1974 Chicago Bears (NFL)1974 CHIB NFL	1	27	27.0	27	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	15	178	11.9	39	0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1965 Toronto Rifles (COFL)1965 TOR COFL	15		149	9.9	77	1
1966 Toronto Rifles (COFL)1966 TOR COFL	14	7	144	10.3	83	1

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1965 Toronto Rifles (COFL)1965 TOR COFL	4		53	13.3	20	0		0
1966 Toronto Rifles (COFL)1966 TOR COFL	20		408	20.4	39	0		0
1967 Chicago Bears (NFL)1967 CHIB NFL	1		8	8.0	8L	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1		8	8.0	8L	0	0	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1967 Chicago Bears (NFL)1967 CHIB NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1968 Chicago Bears (NFL)1968 CHIB NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1970 Chicago Bears (NFL)1970 CHIB NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1971 Chicago Bears (NFL)1971 CHIB NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1974 Chicago Bears (NFL)1974 CHIB NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	0	0	0	5	5	0	0

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