Awards
As well as participating at an Olympics, which Taylor has said was 'the highlight' of his athletics career, Taylor was a respected family man, athlete and teacher.
During his life, he received the following accolades:
- All-Southwestern Athletic Conference and NAIA All-American.
- Inducted in 1973 into the Outstanding College Athletes Hall of Fame.
- In 1996, inducted into the Texas Southern University Hall of Fame.
- Inducted in 2007 in to the Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Hall of Fame.
- Southwestern Conference Hall of Fame.
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