Mike Taylor (offensive tackle)

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

Mike Taylor
Career information
No. 77, 78, 68
Date of birth	(1945-05-05) May 5, 1945
Place of birth	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Date of death	11/18/2015
Place of death	El Dorado Hills, CA
Position(s)	Offensive tackle
College	Southern California
NFL draft	1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10
Career history
As player
1968-1969	Pittsburgh Steelers
1969-1970	New Orleans Saints
1971	Washington Redskins
1973	St. Louis Cardinals
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Michael Ray Taylor (born May 5, 1945 in San Francisco, California) is a retired American football offensive tackle in the National Football League.

College career

Taylor played college football at the University of Southern California and was drafted in the first round (tenth pick overall) of the 1968 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Professional career

Taylor played in the National Football League for six seasons.

1968 NFL draft first-round selections

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1967 USC Trojans football—consensus national champions

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Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks

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