NFL Hall of Fame running back Jim Taylor, who was an All-American at LSU, an All-Pro for the Green Bay Packers in the late 1950s and 1960s and an original New Orleans Saint in 1967 died Saturday morning in Baton Rouge. He was 83.
Taylor was best known for his days with the Packers, in which he played in the first two Super Bowls in the dominant era for the team under Coach Vince Lombardi. He rushed for more than 8,500 yards and 80 touchdowns in his 10 NFL seasons.
He was enshrined into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1976.