John Taylor | |
Birth Date: | October 21, 1925 |
Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec |
Death Place: | Smiths Falls, Ontario |
Position1: | End |
College: | McGill University |
Playing Years1: | 1944 |
Playing Team1: | St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy |
Playing Years2: | 1946, 1948–51 |
Playing Team2: | Montreal Alouettes |
Honors: | , - Grey Cup Champion |
John Miles Taylor (1925–2005) was a Grey Cup champion Canadian Football League player. He played offensive end.
A native Montrealer, Taylor played football with Westhill High School, and later attended McGill University. He enlisted in the Navy during the Second World War.[1] [2] He first won the Grey Cup with the champion St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy team, and scored that game's only touchdown.[3] He was a player with the inaugural Montreal Alouettes in 1946 and was part of the Larks first Grey Cup championship. He played 38 games for the Als over 5 seasons.[4]