Robert Taylor | |
Birth Date: | 5 February 1940 |
Birth Place: | Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
Death Place: | New York, New York, U.S. |
Player Years2: | 1959–1962 |
Player Team2: | Maryland Eastern Shore |
Player Years3: | 1963–1964 |
Player Team3: | New York Giants |
Player Years4: | 1965–1967 |
Player Team4: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Player Years5: | 1968 |
Player Team5: | Toronto Argonauts |
Player Positions: | Defensive end, defensive tackle |
Coach Years2: | 1969–1970 |
Coach Team2: | Maryland State / Eastern Shore |
Overall Record: | 2–15 |
Robert F. Taylor (February 5, 1940 – June 4, 2006) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at his alma mater, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, from 1969 to 1970, compiling a record of 2–15.[1]
Taylor was selected by the New York Giants in the 1963 NFL draft.[2] He spent two seasons with the Giants before playing four more seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL), first for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1965–1967) and then the Toronto Argonauts (1968).[3]