Aaron Taylor (American football, born 1975)
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Position: | Guard |
Personal information | |
Born: | Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S. | January 21, 1975
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 320 lb (145 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | S. H. Rider (Wichita Falls) |
College: | Nebraska |
NFL draft: | 1998 / Round: 7 / Pick: 190 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Player stats at NFL.com | |
Aaron Taylor (born January 21, 1975) is an American former
Early years
Taylor was born in Wichita Falls, Texas.[1] He attended S. H. Rider High School in Wichita Falls, where he played high school football for the Rider Raiders.
College career
Taylor attended the University of Nebraska and played for the
Collegiate All Century Teams
In 2010 Taylor was selected as a third-team offensive guard by Sports Illustrated in their "NCAA Football All-Century Team." The starters were Jim Parker (Ohio State) and John Hannah (Alabama), the second-team consisted of Bob Suffridge (Tennessee) and Bill Fischer (Notre Dame), and the third-team player was Dean Steinkuhler (Nebraska). Taylor was one of six Nebraska Cornhuskers selected to this 85-man roster, the others being Rich Glover, Johnny Rodgers, Dave Rimington, Dean Steinkuhler and Tommie Frazier.
In 1999, Taylor was selected as a starting offensive guard to the Walter Camp Football Foundation College Football All Century Team. The other offensive guards selected were John Hannah (Alabama), Dean Steinkuhler, Brad Budde (USC), Will Shields (Nebraska) and Jim Parker (Ohio State). Taylor was one of six Nebraska Cornhuskers selected to this 83-man team, the others being Rodgers, Rimington, Steinkuhler, Shields and Frazier.
Professional career
After Nebraska, Taylor was drafted in the seventh round of the
Personal
After the 1998 season, Taylor retired from professional football to start a career in business and to help coach high school football. Taylor currently works for Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha, Nebraska.
References
- ^ National Football League, Historical Players, Aaron Taylor. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ Planos, Josh (August 23, 2017). "8 former Huskers to have jerseys retired during season opener". KETV. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.