Cliff Taylor (Australian footballer)
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Geelong, Victoria
New Norfolk, Tasmania
| Cliff Taylor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Herbert Clifford Taylor[1] | ||
| Born |
6 April 1914 Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Died |
22 November 1986 (aged 72) New Norfolk, Tasmania | ||
| Original team | Newtown | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1938 | Geelong | 10 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Herbert Clifford "Cliff" Taylor (6 April 1914 – 22 November 1986)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3] He was also known as "Beau" Taylor.[4][5]
The third son of Henry Beaumont Taylor (1882-1954), and Millicent Ann Colvard Taylor (1882-1930), née Wilks, Herbert Clifford Taylor was born at Geelong, Victoria on 6 April 1914.
He married Eileen Teresa Hedley (1916-2002) on 24 December 1940. He was the father of former Hawthorn player Noel Taylor, and the grandfather of Jason Taylor, who played for three AFL clubs.[6]
Football
Geelong (VFL)
Taylor, who arrived from Newtown in 1933, was a fullback in the Geelong second's 1937 premiership team.[7][8]
He got his chance in the senior side in 1938, when he made 10 appearances.[9]
North Hobart
In 1940 he began playing for North Hobart.[10] He was a member of North Hobart's 1940 and 1941 Tasmanian State Premierships.[11][12]
New Norfolk
Appointed coach of New Norfolk in 1945, Taylor led the club to a Southern District Association premiership in his first season.[13][14] He was captain-coach again in 1946 and the following year New Norfolk were admitted into the Tasmanian Australian National Football League, but they went for former Fitzroy player Arthur Edwards as coach.[15] He did however act as caretaker coach in the 1952 TANFL season, when regular coach Arthur Olliver had to stand down as his wife was ill.[16]
Death
He died at New Norfolk, Tasmania on 22 November 1986.