In two stints at Norwood, Taylor won six best and fairest awards, a club record he shares with Walter Scott.
He had played as both a defender and centreman while at Norwood and he spent most of his time with Collingwood in defence.
Despite playing four seasons at Collingwood he managed 92 games, including the 1981 VFL Grand Final which they lost to Carlton.
As a coach Taylor has been in charge of Collingwood's reserves team as well as being an assistant at AFL club Adelaide.
When the South Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 2002, Taylor was among the inaugural inductees, and was also named as a back pocket in Norwood's official 'Team of the Century'.