[5] In November 2024, Taylor sent Timberwolves season ticket holders a letter announcing his extended absence from sporting events due to hip-replacement surgery.

He graduated from Comfrey High School in 1959, and after the owner of the farm he worked on insisted he use his potential in college, he received a Bachelor of Science in mathematics, physics and social studies from Mankato State University in 1962.

[10] The purchase (which he paid off early) formed the basis for the Taylor Corporation, a privately held multinational printing and electronics company with more than 10,000 employees based in North Mankato, Minnesota.

[9] The Lynx have won four WNBA titles, while the Wolves have failed to reach even one NBA Finals under his ownership, which includes a 14-season playoff drought from 2004 to 2018.

In 2000, Taylor received a nine-month suspension after signing Joe Smith to a secret contract in violation of the league's salary cap rules.

[19] In 2021, Taylor entered into an agreement allowing Marc Lore, founder of the food-delivery company Wonder Group and Jet.com, an e-commerce business, and Alex Rodriguez, a former professional baseball player, to acquire the Timberwolves and the Lynx for an estimated $1.5 billion.

[20] He told MinnPost that the Star Tribune would be decidedly less liberal under his watch, but said the paper had already been shifting more to the center in recent years.