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Lionel Taylor
1935 - 2025
Lionel Taylor
1935 - 2025
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BORN
1935
DIED
2025
Lionel Taylor Obituary
He was a wide receiver for the Denver Broncos in the 1960s, a three-time team MVP and an inaugural member of the Broncos' Ring of Honor.
Taylor is also being remembered for his later career as a coach – he won two Super Bowl rings as the wide receivers coach for the Pittsburgth Steelers in the 1970s.
By Legacy News Staff
(Image: AP Photo/Roy Dabner, File)
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EARL Jimmison
Yesterday
Coach Lionel Taylor made impact on lot's of young men live when he coached at Texas Southern University. He was more than a football coach to many of them. He show the young men how to win and lose with class. He was offense genius way ahead of his time. To the family thank you for allowing us to experience the love he had for people. The Football players he coach will continue to pray for his family.
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RS
Yesterday
The Kingdom will give its subjects permanent life under conditions undreamed of by man, together with the wonderful reality of bringing back the dead to enjoy such things everlastingly.
J Hoffman
Yesterday
My dad´s favorite player. This brings back so many memories watching the Broncos play. He will greatly missed.
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