Lionel TaylorTaylor, Lionel ThomasHeight: 6-2 Weight: 215 Born: August 15, 1935 Kansas City, MO Died: August 6, 2025 High School: Buffalo (WV) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | West Virginia State | Roster |
| 1954 | New Mexico Highlands | Played |
| 1955 | New Mexico Highlands | Played |
| 1956 | New Mexico Highlands | Played |
| 1957 | New Mexico Highlands | Roster |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Chicago Bears (NFL)1959 CHIB NFL | 32 | LOE | 8 | 0 |
| 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL | 87 | TE-FL | 12 | 12 |
| 1961 Denver Broncos (AFL)1961 DEN AFL | 87 | TE | 14 | 14 |
| 1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL | 87 | SE | 14 | 14 |
| 1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL | 87 | SE | 14 | 14 |
| 1964 Denver Broncos (AFL)1964 DEN AFL | 87 | SE | 14 | 14 |
| 1965 Denver Broncos (AFL)1965 DEN AFL | 87 | SE | 14 | 14 |
| 1966 Denver Broncos (AFL)1966 DEN AFL | 87 | SE | 14 | 14 |
| 1967 Houston Oilers (AFL)1967 HOU AFL | 87 | SE | 8 | 7 |
| 1968 Houston Oilers (AFL)1968 HOU AFL | 87 | TE | 9 | 1 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 121 | 104 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 6/21/1958 | 1958 Chicago Bears (NFL)1958 CHIB NFL |
| Released | 1958 Chicago Bears (NFL)1958 CHIB NFL | |
| Signed | 1959 Chicago Bears (NFL)1959 CHIB NFL | |
| Released | 1959 Chicago Bears (NFL)1959 CHIB NFL | |
| Signed | 10/22/1959 | 1959 Chicago Bears (NFL)1959 CHIB NFL |
| Released | 1960 Chicago Bears (NFL)1960 CHIB NFL | |
| Signed | 9/171960 | 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1961 | 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL |
| Signed | 7/15/1961 | 1961 Denver Broncos (AFL)1961 DEN AFL |
| Traded | 7/15/1967 | 1967 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1967 OAK AFL |
| Released | 9/5/1967 | 1967 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1967 OAK AFL |
| Signed | 10/27/1967 | 1967 Houston Oilers (AFL)1967 HOU AFL |
| Retired | 3/28/1969 | 1968 Houston Oilers (AFL)1968 HOU AFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 72 | ||
| 1961 Denver Broncos (AFL)1961 DEN AFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 | ||
| 1964 Denver Broncos (AFL)1964 DEN AFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1965 Denver Broncos (AFL)1965 DEN AFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1966 Denver Broncos (AFL)1966 DEN AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1967 Houston Oilers (AFL)1967 HOU AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 270 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Denver Broncos (AFL)1961 DEN AFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| 1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| 1964 Denver Broncos (AFL)1964 DEN AFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL | 92 | 1235 | 13.4 | 80t | 12 | |||||||
| 1961 Denver Broncos (AFL)1961 DEN AFL | 100 | 1176 | 11.8 | 52t | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL | 77 | 908 | 11.8 | 45 | 4 | |||||||
| 1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL | 78 | 1101 | 14.1 | 72t | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 1964 Denver Broncos (AFL)1964 DEN AFL | 76 | 873 | 11.5 | 57 | 7 | |||||||
| 1965 Denver Broncos (AFL)1965 DEN AFL | 85 | 1131 | 13.3 | 63 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 1966 Denver Broncos (AFL)1966 DEN AFL | 35 | 448 | 12.8 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1967 Houston Oilers (AFL)1967 HOU AFL | 18 | 233 | 12.9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1968 Houston Oilers (AFL)1968 HOU AFL | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 567 | 7195 | 12.7 | 80t | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1964 Denver Broncos (AFL)1964 DEN AFL | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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