Bobby Taylor (American football)

For other people named Robert Taylor, see Robert Taylor (disambiguation).

Bobby Taylor

No. 21, 24
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1973-12-28) December 28, 1973 (age 51) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Longview (Longview, Texas)
College:	Notre Dame
NFL draft:	1995: 2nd round, 50th pick
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (1995–2003) Seattle Seahawks (2004)
Career highlights and awards Second-team All-Pro (2002) Pro Bowl (2002) PFWA All-Rookie Team (1995) Jack Tatum Trophy (1994) Consensus All-American (1994) First-team All-American (1993) Career NFL statistics Total tackles: 384 Sacks: 4.0 Forced fumbles: 6 Fumble recoveries: 11 Interceptions: 19 Defensive touchdowns: 2 Stats at Pro Football Reference Robert Taylor III (born December 28, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, earning consensus All-American honors. A second-round draft pick, he played professionally for the Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. Early life Taylor was born in Houston, Texas. [1] He attended Longview High School in Longview, Texas, [2] and played high school football for the Longview Lobos and was also a member of the Lobos' Texas Class 5A state basketball championship team. In addition to playing for the Lobos 1992 Basketball State Championship Team; Taylor was a three-year starter for the Lobos in football he ran a leg on the state champion 1,600-meter relay squad. He was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame's 2012 class. [3] Taylor was a two-time Class 5A all-state pick for football, and named to the first-team defense on the UIL all-century team in 2009. These accolades earned him as the first player in Longview Lobo history to have his jersey, No. 24, retired. [4] College career Taylor attended the University of Notre Dame, where he played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team from 1992 to 1994. As a Junior in 1994, was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. [5] Professional career Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 33 in (0.84 m) 10 in (0.25 m) Taylor was selected in the second round of the 1995 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. [6] He played for the Eagles from 1995 until 2003. [7] He was selected for one Pro Bowl during his time as an Eagle, following the 2002 season in which he had five interceptions and a touchdown return. [7] He was also a second-team All-Pro selection in 2002. After playing nine seasons for the Eagles, Taylor played for the Seattle Seahawks in ten games during his final season in 2004. [1] In ten NFL seasons, he appeared in 129 regular season games, started 109 of them, amassed 384 tackles and four quarterback sacks, with 19 interceptions for 224 interception return yards and two touchdowns. [7] He also compiled 11 fumble recoveries and six forced fumbles. [7] NFL statistics Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR YDS INT YDS AVG LNG TD PD 1995 PHI 16 51 47 4 0.0 0 0 0 2 52 26 35 0 17 1996 PHI 16 62 55 7 1.0 0 1 0 3 −1 0 0 0 23 1997 PHI 6 18 14 4 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1998 PHI 11 31 22 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1999 PHI 15 47 40 7 0.0 0 3 0 4 59 15 28 1 17 2000 PHI 16 44 37 7 0.0 1 1 0 3 64 21 38 0 18 2001 PHI 16 37 34 3 1.0 2 3 0 1 5 5 5 0 17 2002 PHI 16 57 46 11 0.0 1 2 0 5 43 9 23 1 15 2003 PHI 7 19 18 1 0.0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 10 2004 SEA 10 12 10 2 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Career 128 378 323 55 4.0 7 10 0 19 224 12 38 2 128 [8] Key GP: games played COMB: combined tackles TOTAL: total tackles AST: assisted tackles SACK: sacks FF: forced fumbles FR: fumble recoveries FR YDS: fumble return yards INT: interceptions IR YDS: interception return yards AVG IR: average interception return LNG: longest interception return TD: interceptions returned for touchdown PD: passes defensed Personal Taylor's father, Robert Taylor, won a gold medal and a silver medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics while attending Texas Southern University in Houston. Taylor appeared on an episode of MTV Cribs . Bobby is married to Michelle Melecio Taylor, and has three sons. References National Football League, Historical Players, Bobby Taylor. Retrieved February 7, 2012. databaseFootball.com, Players, Bobby Taylor [ usurped ]. Retrieved February 7, 2012. Staff Reports (January 20, 2012). "Ex-Lobo Bobby Taylor to be inducted in Texas High School Football Hall of Fame". Longview News Journal. Orts, Jason (May 19, 2012). "Hall of Fame profile: Longview's triple threat an East Texas legend". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved April 6, 2018. 2010 Division I Football Record Book, Award Winners and All-Americans, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 10 (2010). Retrieved February 7, 2012. "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023. Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Bobby Taylor. Retrieved February 7, 2012. "Bobby Taylor Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved March 20, 2014. This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.