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Jim Taylor dies

Posted on 10/13/18 at 6:46 pm
Posted by hellsu
Northshore via Westbank
Member since Jan 2009
3951 posts
Posted on 10/13/18 at 6:46 pm
LINK
Ex-Tiger-Packer-Saint passes.
Posted by ken757
New Orleans
Member since Nov 2010
255 posts
Posted on 10/13/18 at 6:57 pm to
One of my favorite Tigers of all time. Started listening to the Tigers back in the 50's with my father (LSU '39). We had a radio and heard John Fergason (sp) call the games.

Still remember the SI cover when he came to the Saints in '67.

Yep, I'm an old fart.
Posted by Big Sway
Member since Nov 2009
5133 posts
Posted on 10/13/18 at 7:00 pm to
RIP
Thanks, for the memories.
Posted by ThePTExperience1969
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Apr 2016
13360 posts
Posted on 10/13/18 at 8:50 pm to
The epitome of the tough guy football player who didn't take no mess and ran that iconic Packer Sweep to basic perfection, scored the first rushing touchdown in Super Bowl history

Posted by hellsu
Northshore via Westbank
Member since Jan 2009
3951 posts
Posted on 10/13/18 at 9:00 pm to
My 2 heroes in that photo as a young boy, Jim Taylor and Bart Starr.
Posted by tigerfan84
Member since Dec 2003
20258 posts
Posted on 10/14/18 at 1:19 am to
Posted by ken757
New Orleans
Member since Nov 2010
255 posts
Posted on 10/14/18 at 11:59 am to
Thanks for that cover. One of the best uniforms ever, IMO.

Did not remember that the Saints retired Taylor's number even though he was with the team only one year.

He, 31, and Doug Atkins, 81, (another of my favorites) are the only two numbers retired by the Saints.
Posted by Big Sway
Member since Nov 2009
5133 posts
Posted on 10/14/18 at 4:18 pm to
Couzzo was traded to the expansion team New Orleans Saints in 1967, where he was the first starting quarterback in the franchise's history. However, the trade was disastrous for New Orleans, which gave away the first overall pick in the 1967 NFL draft to the Colts,[1] who used it to select Michigan State All-American Bubba Smith, who became an All-Pro and was Baltimore's starting left defensive end in Super Bowl III and V.

And that's the rest of the story.
Posted by hellsu
Northshore via Westbank
Member since Jan 2009
3951 posts
Posted on 10/14/18 at 4:58 pm to
Anyone interested pull up his Wikipedia , very interesting.
It wouldn't let me post the proper link because it is still being updated.
Posted by TG
Metairie
Member since Sep 2004
3058 posts
Posted on 10/14/18 at 8:28 pm to
The same here. Great players!
Posted by KiwiHead
Auckland, NZ
Member since Jul 2014
27484 posts
Posted on 10/15/18 at 2:01 pm to
One tough fricker!!!!!
Posted by south bama tiger
Member since May 2008
6646 posts
Posted on 10/15/18 at 9:33 pm to
The white jerseys from that SI cover are clean. Seriously why did we switch the design at all?
Posted by purpledevildog
Member since Oct 2007
191 posts
Posted on 10/16/18 at 5:35 am to
My first football hero. He was a legend. LINK

LINK
This post was edited on 10/16/18 at 6:04 am
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