He played college football for the Boston University Terriers and was selected by the 49ers in the first round of the 1970 NFL draft.
With the Alouettes, Taylor played in the Eastern Football Conference and Grey Cup championships held in 1978.
After expanding his Burger King locations to 18 stores by the late 1990s, Taylor returned to sports as a volunteer coach for a Florida high school in 2009.
[2] After high school, Taylor was picked by the Baltimore Orioles in the 30th round of the 1966 Major League Baseball draft.
[21] As a substitute for injured Dickie Harris, Taylor and the Alouettes defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders at the 1978 Eastern Football Conference championship.
[22] While continuing to play as Harris's replacement, Taylor and the Alouettes lost to the Edmonton Eskimos at the 1978 Grey Cup.
After switching to fast food in 1982, Taylor owned Burger King locations in Seattle and Woodinville, Washington by the early 1990s.
[31] As a defensive player, Taylor won the 1970 rookie of the year awards from Pro Football Weekly and the Associated Press.
[32][33] While a member of the National Football Conference, Taylor received rookie of the year awards for 1970 from the United Press International and Sporting News.