Saunders Taylor
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 23, 1875 Norfolk, Virginia |
| Died | 1958 |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
| Playing career | |
| 1891–1893 | Johns Hopkins |
| 1894 | Virginia |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1895–1896 | Virginia Tech (assistant) |
| 1898–1908 | Virginia (assistant) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Southern (1894) | |
| Awards | |
| All-Southern (1895) | |
John Saunders Taylor (February 23, 1875 – 1958) was a college football player and coach as well as an attorney.
Early years
He was born on February 23, 1875 in Norfolk, Virginia,[1] the son of Walter Herron Taylor.[2]
Johns Hopkins
Taylor attended Johns Hopkins University and received a degree in electrical engineering.[3] He played football and baseball.
University of Virginia
He then attended the University of Virginia, where he was one of the school's great quarterbacks.[4]
1894
Taylor was selected All-Southern for his one season of work in 1894.[5]
Coaching career
He assisted his alma mater and Arlie C. Jones at V. P. I.[6]
References
- ^ "1891". Delta Phi catalogue: 452.
- ^ "Virginian Athletes". The Times. November 4, 1894. Retrieved April 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Johns Hopkins University. Report of the President. p. 92.
- ^ Virginian-Pilot
- ^ "[No title]". The Daily Tar Heel. April 18, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved March 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kevin Edds (November 25, 2011). "A Rivalry's Contentious Roots".
External links
Categories:
- 1875 births
- 1958 deaths
- Sportspeople from Norfolk, Virginia
- Virginia Cavaliers football players
- Virginia Cavaliers football coaches
- Johns Hopkins Blue Jays football players
- Johns Hopkins Blue Jays baseball players
- Virginia Tech Hokies football coaches
- American football quarterbacks
- American lawyers
- All-Southern college football players
- 19th-century players of American football
- Players of American football from Virginia
- Baseball players from Virginia