Rosey Taylor
Roosevelt Taylor
Born: July 4, 1937
New Orleans, LA USA
Deceased: May 29, 2020
Position: DB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 186
College: Grambling St.
High School: Joseph S. Clark (New Orleans, LA)
Career: 1961-1972
Rosey Taylor played from 1961 to 1972 during his career with the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins. Taylor intercepted 32 passes for 486 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 1 |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 12 | 51 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 66 | 4.4 | 13 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 14 | 379 | 27.1 | 60 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 33 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 29 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 614 | 23.6 | 60 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 43 | 1 |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 9 | 172 | 19.1 | 46 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 26 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 96 | 1 |
| 1969 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 486 | 15.2 | 96 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1970 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 86 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1967 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1968 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 6 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 14 |
Honors
1963 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1963 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1965 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
