Saunders Taylor

Saunders Taylor
Biographical details
Born February 23, 1875
Norfolk, Virginia
Died 1958
Alma mater University of Virginia
Playing career
1891–1893
1894		 Johns Hopkins
Virginia
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1895–1896
1898–1908		 Virginia Tech (assistant)
Virginia (assistant)
Accomplishments and honors

Championships

Southern (1894)

Awards

John Saunders Taylor (February 23, 1875 – 1958) was a college football player and coach as well as an attorney.

Early years

He was born on February 23, 1875 in Norfolk, Virginia,[1] the son of Walter Herron Taylor.[2]

Johns Hopkins

Taylor attended Johns Hopkins University and received a degree in electrical engineering.[3] He played football and baseball.

University of Virginia

He then attended the University of Virginia, where he was one of the school's great quarterbacks.[4]

1894

Taylor was selected All-Southern.[5]

Coaching career

He assisted his alma mater and Arlie C. Jones at V. P. I.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "1891". Delta Phi catalogue: 452.
  2. ↑ "Virginian Athletes". The Times. November 4, 1894. Retrieved April 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Johns Hopkins University. Report of the President. p. 92.
  4. ↑ Virginian-Pilot
  5. ↑ "[No title]". The Daily Tar Heel. April 18, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved March 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Kevin Edds (November 25, 2011). "A Rivalry's Contentious Roots".

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