Bobby Taylor (Canadian football)
Canadian Football League receiver (1939–2023)
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Robert Taylor (March 5, 1939 – August 20, 2023) was a Canadian Football League receiver who played for the Calgary Stampeders, Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Edmonton Eskimos. He attended Clarkson University from 1961 to 1962.
Barrow-in-Furness, England
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 5, 1939 Barrow-in-Furness, England |
| Died | August 20, 2023 (aged 84) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career history | |
| 1961–1965 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1966–1970 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1971 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1971–1973 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 1974 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Awards and highlights | |
In his fourteen-year career Taylor caught 521 receptions for a total of 8,203 yards and 50 touchdowns. His 56 catches led the CFL in 1968.[1][2][3]
He was Toronto's nominee for Most Outstanding Canadian player in 1968[4] and 1969.[5]
Taylor played minor league hockey, as well, from 1962 to 1970 in the EHL, WHL, AHL, and CPHL.[6]
From 1975 until his death in 2023, he owned the Black Bull Tavern, a popular bar on Toronto's Queen Street West.[7] In 2024, Janine Bartels, Taylor's granddaughter, announced that the tavern would close permanently on April 3, 2024 after nearly 200 years in business; it opened in 1833.[8][9]
He died from cancer at his home in Toronto, on August 20, 2023, at the age of 84.[10][11][12]
