Roland Taylor

Roland Taylor

No. 14, 54, 1, 21
Point guard
Personal information
Born	March 13, 1946 (1946-03-13) Washington, D.C.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College	La Salle
NBA Draft	1969 / Round: 12 / Pick: 167th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Pro career	1969–1977
League	ABA and NBA
Career history
1969–1970	Washington Caps (ABA)
1970–1974	Virginia Squires (ABA)
1974–1975	Denver Rockets (ABA)
1975–1976	Virginia Squires (ABA)
1976–1977	Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
2× ABA All-Defensive First Team (1973–1974)
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points	5,098 (8.0 ppg)
Rebounds	2,524 (3.8 rpg)
Assists	2,563 (4.0 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Roland Morris “Fatty” Taylor (born March 13, 1946 in Washington, D.C.) is a former professional basketball player. A 6’0” guard from La Salle University, Taylor joined the American Basketball Association in 1969. After one year playing for the Washington Capitals, he moved on to the Virginia Squires, with whom he spent the prime of his career, tallying 3,495 points, 1,737 assists, and 1,715 rebounds in five seasons. For one-and-a-half seasons Taylor was a teammate of George Gervin, and Taylor has been credited with coining Gervin’s nickname “The Iceman” (he first called Gervin “Iceberg Slim”, which gradually developed into the more familiar nickname). Taylor spent one season in the NBA (1976-77) as a member of the Denver Nuggets, and he retired in 1977 with combined ABA/NBA totals of 5,098 points, 2,563 assists, and 2,524 rebounds.

External links

• Career stats