Bruce Taylor

**Bruce Taylor**
Position(s); Cornerback	Jersey #(s); 44
Career information
NFL Draft	1970 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17
College	Boston
Professional teams
	San Francisco 49ers (1970-1977);
Career stats
Interceptions	18
INT yards	201
Games	109
	Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards
	1× Pro Bowl selection (1971); 1× All-Pro selection (1970); 1970 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year;
	College Football Hall of Fame ()

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.^[1]

References[]

↑ "THE ULTIMATE NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK: T-Z AND ALSO...", The Star-Ledger, June 27, 1999. Accessed August 4, 2007.

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

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[1] "THE ULTIMATE NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK: T-Z AND ALSO...", The Star-Ledger, June 27, 1999. Accessed August 4, 2007.

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