Bruce Taylor (American football)
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Bruce Taylor (American football)

NFL Retired Player
NameBruce Taylor
PositionCornerback
Jersey #44
Birth dateMay 28, 1948(age 62)
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Career information
Years1970 - 1977
NFL DraftNFL Draft 1970 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17
CollegeBoston
Professional teams
* San Francisco 49ers (1970-1977)
Career stats
Interceptions18
INT yards201
Games109
Career highlights and awards
* 1× Pro Bowl selection (1971) * 1× All-Pro selection (1970) * 1970 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year

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Bruce Lawrence Taylor (born May 28, 1948 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1st round of the 1970 NFL Draft. A 6'0", 184 lbs. cornerback from Boston University, Taylor played in eight NFL seasons and spent his entire career with the 49ers from 1970-1977. He went to the Pro Bowl after the 1971 season. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.



Taylor graduated in 1966 from Perth Amboy High School.

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NBC29Virginia Tech/Duke Game Time Announced, ACC Honors Bruce Taylor - NBC 29 News Tweet this news
NBC 29 News--The conference named Hokie inside linebacker -Bruce Taylor- the ACC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week Monday. The redshirt sophomore made a game-high 13 ... - Date : Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:23:30 GMT+00:00
ACC & Big South hand out player of the week honors - WDBJ7.com Tweet this news
WDBJ7.com--The Hokies linebacker, -Bruce Taylor-, was rewarded for a 13 tackle effort against Central Michigan. In the Big South, Liberty QB Mike Brown is the Offensive ... - Date : Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:27:51 GMT+00:00
Duke Week, Vol. 3: Hokies' D-coordinator talks adjustments and 'arm violence' ... - The Virginian-Pilot Tweet this news
The Virginian-Pilot--That's due in part to poor linebacker play (excluding -Bruce Taylor-). In particular, Lyndell Gibson has been a bit of a liability lately. ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 01:26:42 GMT+00:00
Grading Virginia Tech's three keys - Richmond Times Dispatch Tweet this news
Richmond Times Dispatch--One came on NC State's second-to-last drive, when inside linebacker -Bruce Taylor- blitzed Wilson up the middle on second and 19 at Tech's 32, forcing Wilson ... - Date : Sun, 03 Oct 2010 06:06:10 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Joe Greene		Defensive Rookie of the Year
1970		Succeeded by
Isiah Robertson


1970 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Terry Bradshaw * Mike McCoy * Mike Phipps * Phil Olsen * Al Cowlings * Steve Zabel * Mike Reid * Larry Stegent * Cedric Hardman * Ken Burrough * Bobby Anderson * John Small * Jim Files * Doug Wilkerson * Walker Gillette * Rich McGeorge * Bruce Taylor * Norm Bulaich * Steve Owens * Steve Tannen * Bob McKay * Jack Reynolds * Duane Thomas * Raymond Chester * John Ward * Sid Smith

NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award from the Associated Press

1967: Barney * 1968: Humphrey * 1969: Greene * 1970: B. Taylor * 1971: Robertson * 1972: Buchanon * 1973: Chambers * 1974: Lambert * 1975: Brazile * 1976: Haynes * 1977: Duhe * 1978: Baker * 1979: Haslett * 1980: Curry & Richardson * 1981: L. Taylor * 1982: Banks * 1983: Maxwell * 1984: Maas * 1985: Bickett * 1986: O'Neal * 1987: Conlan * 1988: McMillan * 1989: Thomas * 1990: Carrier * 1991: Croel * 1992: Carter * 1993: Stubblefield * 1994: Bowens * 1995: Douglas * 1996: Rice * 1997: Boulware * 1998: Woodson * 1999: Kearse * 2000: Urlacher * 2001: Bell * 2002: Peppers * 2003: Suggs * 2004: Vilma * 2005: Merriman * 2006: Ryans * 2007: Willis * 2008: Mayo * 2009: Cushing



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