I got to know him later in his life and he was indeed a very nice man.
I remember talking to him once about sports in general and as great a football player as he was, if you wanted to see his eyes light up about a sport, get him to talk about his playing HS basketball !
He was quite a player and he loved to talk about it.
A great guy…

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Posted by Good Times

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Posted on 9/20/23 at 9:26 pm to Lou the Jew from LSU

Yeah Lew, he was my Dad’s favorite too.

He out rushed Jim Brown one year, and was usually second the other years. He would run the Packers down the field and then the Golden Boy from Notre Dame, Paul Hornung would get to score the td. Since Hornung was the fg and pat kicker, he would win the scoring title.

I used to love the Coke commercial that Jimmy did. It showed a long td run followed by Jimmy taking a big swig of Coke and say, “ Coke taste real good”:

Ps By any chance do you live near Nashville?

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Posted by Mr Breeze

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Posted on 9/21/23 at 12:43 am to timlan2057

When he came to the Saints in 1967, I had a part job pumping gas at the long gone Exxon station on the southeast corner of Vets and Power blvd.

Filled his car once there and my eyes were so wide with recognition he chuckled and got out of his car to make small talk with me. I recall even then at the end of his career he was a very, very fit human being.

Mr. Taylor was exceptionally nice and gave me a $5 dollar tip, for a high schooler big money in those days. I've obviously never forgotten him and his kindness towards a young kid he'd never seen before or since.

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