Hall of Fame fullback Jim Taylor dead at 83

Nonstopdrivel
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6 years ago

Pro Football Hall of Fame and longtime Packers fullback Jim Taylor passed away Saturday morning, the team announced. He was 83.

Taylor starred at the position for the Green Bay Packers from 1958-1966 during the franchise's dominant years under Vince Lombardi. The fullback powered Green Bay's legendary ground attack, rushing for 8,207 yards (4.5 yards per carry) and 81 touchdowns in his nine seasons as a Packer, including a single-season mark of 1,474 yards in 1962, a Packers record that stood for 41 years.

Taylor spent his final season of 1967 in New Orleans, and his absence was noted on multiple occasions by teammate and fellow Hall of Famer Jerry Kramer in his bestselling book "Instant Replay," which chronicled Green Bay's 1967 campaign.

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wpr
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6 years ago

I always admired Gentleman Jim. Class act.

Cheesey
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6 years ago

Darn. He was one of the “glory years “ Packers I never got to meet.
RIP Mr. Taylor.

yooperfan
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6 years ago

Jim Taylor is one of my all time favorites.
RIP Jim!!

buckeyepackfan
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6 years ago

Tough when one of your boyhood heroes passes.

When the FB position was the feature back there was Jim Brown and Jim Taylor.

Nobody else was close to those 2.

Sad day. 😥

RIP JIM.

I was addicted to The Hokey Pokey, but I turned myself around!

Smokey
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6 years ago

It is comforting to know that Jim Taylor will live forever in the HOF. The Baton Rouge/LSU star came to be Couch Lombardi's prime ball carrier in the famous "Packer Sweep". It was the play that teams knew was coming and they still could not stop it.

In the 1960's if you looked up tough, you saw a picture of Jim Taylor. Full Backs are not so popular today, but in any time a great football player is/should always be highly respected. Thank you Jim Taylor for inspiring decades of football players that strived to be as good as you were.

Cheesey
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6 years ago

I remember him running over and through defenders. Saying he was tough was like saying the North Pole is “chilly”.

Nonstopdrivel
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6 years ago

The North Pole isn't so bad. The forecast is for about 19 degrees Fahrenheit today. 😝

Cheesey
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6 years ago

The North Pole isn't so bad. The forecast is for about 19 degrees Fahrenheit today. 😝

Originally Posted by: Nonstopdrivel

19?
I’d say that’s a little more than “chilly”! That’s darn right COLD!
😂

Nonstopdrivel
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6 years ago

#10

What the hell! Are you living in Arizona these days? 🤣

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