Brice Taylor

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Brice Union Taylor (July 29, 1902 - September 18, 1974) was the first All-American football player at the University of Southern California. He was also head coach of the Southern University Jaguars football team.

High school career

Taylor played at Franklin High School in Seattle, Washington.

College player

Taylor's All-American selection in 1925 was all the more spectacular because he was born without a left hand. He was one of the first African-American football players for the USC Trojans and played offensive guard.

College coach

Taylor was the head coach of the Southern University football team from 1928 to 1931.^[1] While at Southern, Taylor began what would become the Bayou Classic against rival Grambling State University.^[2] He led the Jaguars to their first undefeated season in 1931.^[1]^[3]

Personal

Taylor was a descendant of Tecumseh. He became a minister and teacher after college. He also taught tennis. He died in 1974 in Downey, California. He was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Thomas Aiello, , Bayou Classic: The Grambling-Southern Football Rivalry, Globe Pequot, Sep 1, 2007, accessed January 29, 2013.
↑ Ken Rappoport & Barry Wilner, , Football Feuds: The Greatest College Football Rivalries, Globe Pequot, Sep 1, 2007, accessed January 29, 2013.
↑ Southern Yearly Results, College Football Data Warehouse, accessed January 29, 2013.

External links

USC profile PDF (272 KiB)

Southern Jaguars head football coaches

Unknown (1916)
No team (1917)
Osborne & Woodard (1918)
J. F. Burrell, Carson, & Charles L. Holmes (1919–1924)
Brice Taylor (1925–1931)
Cliff A. Purnell (1932–1935)
Ace Mumford (1936–1942)
No team (1943)
Ace Mumford (1944–1961)
Robert Henry Lee (1962–1964)
Robert E. Smith (1965–1968)
Alva Tabor (1969–1971)
Charles Bates (1972–1977)
Ken Tillage (1977)
Cass Jackson (1978–1980)
Otis Washington (1981–1986)
Marino Casem (1987–1988)
Gerald Kimble (1989–1991)
Marino Casem (1992)
Pete Richardson (1993–2009)
Stump Mitchell (2010–2012)
Dawson Odums (2012– )

Persondata
Name	Taylor, Brice
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	July 29, 1902
Place of birth
Date of death	September 18, 1974
Place of death

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