| Bobby Taylor | |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Barrow-in-Furness, England |
| Death Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Import: | no |
| Position1: | Wide receiver |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Playing Years1: | – |
| Playing Team1: | Calgary Stampeders |
| Playing Years2: | – |
| Playing Team2: | Toronto Argonauts |
| Playing Team3: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Playing Years4: | – |
| Playing Team4: | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Playing Team5: | Toronto Argonauts |
Robert Taylor (March 5, 1939 – August 20, 2023) was a Canadian Football League receiver who played for the Calgary Stampeders, Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Edmonton Eskimos. He attended Clarkson University from 1961 to 1962.
In his fourteen-year career Taylor caught 521 receptions for a total of 8,203 yards and 50 touchdowns. His 56 catches led the CFL in 1968.[1] [2] [3]
He was Toronto's nominee for Most Outstanding Canadian player in 1968[4] and 1969.[5]
Taylor played minor league hockey, as well, from 1962 to 1970 in the EHL, WHL, AHL, and CPHL.[6]
From 1975 until his death in 2023, he owned the Black Bull Tavern, a popular bar on Toronto's Queen Street West.[7] In 2024, Janine Bartels, Taylor's granddaughter, announced that the tavern would close permanently on April 3, 2024 after nearly 200 years in business; it opened in 1833.[8] [9]
He died from cancer at his home in Toronto, on August 20, 2023, at the age of 84.[10] [11] [12]