Jay Taylor (placekicker)
| Position: | Placekicker | ||
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| Date of birth: | October 23, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth: | Hershey, Pennsylvania | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Hershey (PA) | ||
| College: | West Virginia | ||
| Undrafted: | 2000 | ||
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| Player stats at ArenaFan.com | |||
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James "Jay" Taylor (born October 23, 1976 in Hershey, Pennsylvania) is a former American professional football kicker. He played collegiately for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Taylor attended Hershey High School in Hershey, Pennsylvania and starred in football, soccer, and tennis. In football, he was an All-Conference selection.
Taylor attended West Virginia University and was a student and a four-year letterman in football. Taylor played both kicker and punter in his four-year career from 1996 to 1999.
In his sophomore season in 1997, Taylor kicked a career-long 52-yard field goal against Pittsburgh in the Backyard Brawl.
Against Ohio State, as a junior in 1998, Taylor punted for a career-high 410 yards. Against Virginia Tech that same season, Taylor had a career-long 63-yard punt.
Jay Taylor was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Miami Dolphins in 2000. Taylor was cut shortly afterwards.
He was selected by the Orlando Rage of the XFL in the 2001 XFL Draft, where he played both kicker and punter.
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