Wendell Taylor
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| Position | End |
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| Born | April 7, 1899 |
| Died | October 6, 1987 (aged 88) |
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| College | U.S. Naval Academy (1922) |
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Wendell Smith Taylor (April 7, 1899 – October 6, 1987)[1][2] was an American football player. He was raised in Oklahoma, and, in June 1919, he was admitted to the United States Naval Academy.[3] At the academy, he played at the end position for the Navy Midshipmen football team. He was a consensus first-team selection to the 1922 College Football All-America Team.[4] He also competed in track for the Naval Academy and has been inducted into the Navy Sports Hall of Fame.[5] In his later years, he lived in Cookson, Oklahoma. He died in 1987 at the age of 88.[2]
