Charles F. "Rick" Taylor (born September 19, 1941) is a former American football coach and college athletics administrator.
He was the most successful head coach in Boston University history after his stint from 1977 to 1984.
He compiled an overall record of 55–32–1, including four Yankee Conference championships in a five-year span.
Taylor retired from football after the 1984 season but remained the school's athletic director for four more years.
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