Roosevelt Taylor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Roosevelt Taylor

American football player

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1937

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Roosevelt Taylor

  • Roosevelt "Rosey" Taylor (born July 4, 1937 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former American football safety who played for the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, and Washington Redskins of the National Football League.
  • He played college football at Grambling State University. Taylor was a key defensive player on the 1963 Bears NFL championship team.
  • He led the Bears in interceptions with 9 and in kick returns.
  • The Bears defense was coached by future Hall of Famer George Allen.
  • In 2010, Roosevelt Taylor was inducted as a member of the Grambling State University Hall of Fame.
  • Part of Grambling’s initial SWAC championship defense in 1960 – the group included four future All-Pros – Taylor went on to lead the NFL with nine interceptions in 1963, on the way to 32 career picks.
  • In 1968, he scored a 96-yard interception return.
  • Twice selected to the Pro Bowl, Taylor never missed a game in nearly nine seasons with the Chicago Bears and later appeared in Super Bowl VII with the Washington Redskins.
  • He is a member of the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame, and was named among the 50 Best Bears earlier this year by the Chicago Sun-Times.
  • He was an all-city football player at Joseph S.
  • Clark Sr.
  • High School in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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