Lionel Taylor

Taylor, Lionel Thomas
Height: 6-2 Weight: 215
Born: August 15, 1935 Kansas City, MO
Died: August 6, 2025
High School: Buffalo (WV)

Year	College	Participation
1953	West Virginia State	Roster
1954	New Mexico Highlands	Played
1955	New Mexico Highlands	Played
1956	New Mexico Highlands	Played
1957	New Mexico Highlands	Roster

NFL Playoff Statistics

Coaching Record

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1959 Chicago Bears (NFL)1959 CHIB NFL	32	LOE	8	0
1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL	87	TE-FL	12	12
1961 Denver Broncos (AFL)1961 DEN AFL	87	TE	14	14
1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL	87	SE	14	14
1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL	87	SE	14	14
1964 Denver Broncos (AFL)1964 DEN AFL	87	SE	14	14
1965 Denver Broncos (AFL)1965 DEN AFL	87	SE	14	14
1966 Denver Broncos (AFL)1966 DEN AFL	87	SE	14	14
1967 Houston Oilers (AFL)1967 HOU AFL	87	SE	8	7
1968 Houston Oilers (AFL)1968 HOU AFL	87	TE	9	1
10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL			121	104

Team	Date	Transaction
1958 Chicago Bears (NFL)Chicago Bears	6/21/1958	Signed
1958 Chicago Bears (NFL)Chicago Bears		Released
1959 Chicago Bears (NFL)Chicago Bears		Signed
1959 Chicago Bears (NFL)Chicago Bears		Released
1959 Chicago Bears (NFL)Chicago Bears	10/22/1959	Signed
1960 Chicago Bears (NFL)Chicago Bears		Released
1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)Denver Broncos	9/171960	Signed
1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)Denver Broncos	5/1/1961	Free Agent
1961 Denver Broncos (AFL)Denver Broncos	7/15/1961	Signed
1967 Oakland Raiders (AFL)Oakland Raiders	7/15/1967	Traded
1967 Oakland Raiders (AFL)Oakland Raiders	9/5/1967	Released
1967 Houston Oilers (AFL)Houston Oilers	10/27/1967	Signed
1968 Houston Oilers (AFL)Houston Oilers	3/28/1969	Retired

AWARDS
1960 United Press International All-AFL
1960 Associated Press All-AFL
1961 United Press International All-AFL
1961 Associated Press All-AFL
1961 New York Daily News All-AFL
1962 Associated Press All-AFL
1965 United Press International All-AFL
1965 Associated Press All-AFL
1965 The Sporting News All-AFL
1965 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL
1965 New York Daily News All-AFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL	12	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	72
1961 Denver Broncos (AFL)1961 DEN AFL	4	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	24
1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL	4	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	24
1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL	10	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	60
1964 Denver Broncos (AFL)1964 DEN AFL	7	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	42
1965 Denver Broncos (AFL)1965 DEN AFL	6	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	36
1966 Denver Broncos (AFL)1966 DEN AFL	1	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	6
1967 Houston Oilers (AFL)1967 HOU AFL	1	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	6
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	45	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	270

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL	2	-6	-3.0	-2	0	0	0	0
1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL	2	26	13.0	18	0		0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	4	20	5.0	18	0	0	0	0

PASSING	ATT	COM	COM%	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	SK	YL	FD	20+	40+	RTG
1961 Denver Broncos (AFL)1961 DEN AFL	2	0	0.0	1	0	0.0			0	0.0	1	50.0			0	0	0	0.0
1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL	2	0	0.0	2	0	0.0			0	0.0	0	0.0			0	0	0	39.6
1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL	1	0	0.0	1	0	0.0			0	0.0	0	0.0			0	0	0	39.6
1964 Denver Broncos (AFL)1964 DEN AFL	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0			0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	6	0	0.0	4	0	0.0			0	0.0	2	33.3			0	0	0	0.0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL		92		1235	13.4	80t	12
1961 Denver Broncos (AFL)1961 DEN AFL		100		1176	11.8	52t	4					0
1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL		77		908	11.8	45	4
1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL		78		1101	14.1	72t	10					0
1964 Denver Broncos (AFL)1964 DEN AFL		76		873	11.5	57	7
1965 Denver Broncos (AFL)1965 DEN AFL		85		1131	13.3	63	6					0
1966 Denver Broncos (AFL)1966 DEN AFL		35		448	12.8	29	1			0		0
1967 Houston Oilers (AFL)1967 HOU AFL		18		233	12.9	23	1			0		0
1968 Houston Oilers (AFL)1968 HOU AFL		6		90	15.0	35	0			0		0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		567		7195	12.7	80t	45			0		0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL	2			0			0
1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL	3						0
1964 Denver Broncos (AFL)1964 DEN AFL	2						0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	7			0			0