Taylor was born in the Sydney suburb of Ryde and educated at Drummoyne Boys High School.
[1] A Eastwood Juniors product, Taylor made his first-grade debut for the club in 1961.
[2] His brothers Barry and Ken were Eastwood teammates, with the three playing a combined 600 club games.
[1] One month after captaining Eastwood in a first ever Shute Shield grand final, Taylor was called up by the Wallabies as a replacement player on the 1966–67 tour of Britain, Ireland and France, due to hooker Ross Cullen being sent home for disciplinary reasons.
[1] Taylor joined rugby league club Newtown Jets in 1969 on a two-year contract.