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Otis Taylor (American football)

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17–14 late in the fourth quarter, and a long run for a first-down run by Dawson apparently sealed victory for the Chiefs in the final minute when Dawson, as he lay on the ground, was speared by Raiders' defensive end
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After a bench-clearing brawl, offsetting penalties were called, nullifying the first down under the rules in effect at that time. The Chiefs were obliged to punt, and the Raiders tied the game on a
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team. Taylor led the AFL in receiving touchdowns in 1967 with 11 and led the NFL in receiving yards in 1971 with 1,110. He made the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl twice and in 1971 was named Consensus
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and ran down the sidelines for a 46-yard touchdown to close out the scoring with 82 seconds remaining in the third quarter. The Chiefs won a 23–7 upset over the NFL champion
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for 79 yards, then lateraled to Holmes, who carried it another 14 yards for a touchdown. However, Taylor's most memorable highlight from that season came in the fourth and final
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for the 1972 season. Taylor ranks in the Chiefs' all-time list in receptions (6th, 410), receiving yards (3rd, 7,306), receiving touchdowns (3rd, 57), and 100-yard games (20).
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After his time as a player had come to a close, Taylor became a scout for the Kansas City Chiefs. During the 1987 NFL Player's strike, Taylor was arriving at
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with a 22.4 yd/catch average and finishing second in receiving yards (1,297). At season's end, he was voted First-team All-AFL and was selected for the
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field goal with eight seconds to play. Davidson's hit against Dawson not only cost the Chiefs a win, but helped Oakland win the
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with a season record of 8–4–2, while defending world champion Kansas City finished 7–5–2 and out of the
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on January 11, 1970. After the Vikings made it a 16–7 game, Taylor caught a quick pass from
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Taylor caught five touchdown passes during his rookie year, and followed that up in
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In 1969, Taylor began experiencing seizures. In 1990, he was diagnosed with
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for what was at the time the longest reception in Chiefs history in
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said. "If you got the pass to Otis, you knew he'd catch it."
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American Football League players, coaches, and contributors
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named Taylor to the PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2006.
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(January 12, 1970). 660: 600:Taylor and his wife, Regina, had a son. 579: 543: 840: 697: 673: 499:when he caught a pass from quarterback 3415: 1753:AFL annual receiving touchdown leaders 829: 743: 661:Olderman, Murray (December 18, 1966). 654: 425: 3106: 2629: 1845: 1725: 1256: 1030: 888: 764: 663:"Mama knows best, thinks Otis Taylor" 484:. 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Otis Taylor (disambiguation)
Wide receiver
Houston, Texas
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Super Bowl champion
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AFL champion
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AFL championship MVP
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UPI AFC Player of the Year
All-Pro
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Pro Bowl
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1972
AFL All-Star
AFL receiving touchdowns co-leader
NFL receiving yards leader

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