Otis Taylor (American football)
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| Date of birth: | August 11, 1942 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Houston (TX) Worthing | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Prairie View A&M | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1965 / Round: 15 / Pick: 203 | ||||||||||||||
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1965 / Round: 4 / Pick: 29 (by the Kansas City Chiefs) |
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| Receiving yards: | 7,306 |
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| Receptions: | 410 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 57 |
| Rush attempts: | 30 |
| Rushing yards: | 161 |
| Games played: | 130 |
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Otis Taylor (born August 11, 1942) is a former American college and professional American football player, for Prairie View A&M University and the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. Standing 6-foot-3 and weighing 215 pounds, Taylor possessed sure hands during his career and served as a devastating upfield blocker, springing Chiefs running backs for many long runs.
Taylor was selected in the 1965 AFL draft (Chiefs) and the NFL draft, by the Philadelphia Eagles. After a famous "baby-sitting" incident, in which Taylor "escaped" from NFL scouts, he was signed for the Chiefs by their legendary scout Lloyd Wells.
Taylor caught five touchdown passes during his rookie year, and followed that up in 1966 by leading the AFL with a 22.4 yd/catch average and finishing second in receiving yards (1,297). At season's end, he was voted First-team All-AFL and was selected for the 1966 AFL All-Star team. Taylor led the AFL in receiving touchdowns in 1967 with 11 and led the NFL in receiving yards in 1971 with 1,110. He made the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl twice and in 1971 was named Consensus All-Pro by the Associated Press (AP), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), the Pro Football Writers Association (PFWA) and Pro Football Weekly. The PFWA also named him First-team All-Pro for the 1972 season. Taylor ranks second on the Chiefs' all-time list in receptions (410), receiving yards (7,306), receiving touchdowns (57) and 100-yard games (20).
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