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Jim Taylor (sports Journalist)
Jim or Jimmy Taylor may refer to: Sports * Jim Taylor (Australian footballer) (1932–2000), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne and Norwood * Jim Taylor (footballer, born 1893) (1893–1969), Australian rules footballer for Essendon * Jim Taylor (footballer, born 1907) (1907–1987), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda * Jim Taylor (footballer, born 1917) (1917–2001), English football player * Jim Taylor (footballer, born 1934), English football player * Jim Taylor (footballer, born 1944) (born 1944), Scottish footballer * Jim Taylor (fullback) (1935–2018), American football player * Jim Taylor (linebacker) (1934–2005), American football player * Jim Taylor (tackle), American college football player * Jim Bob Taylor (born 1959), American football quarterback * Jimmy Taylor (basketball), South Alabama college basketball coach * Jimmy Taylor (rugby league) (born 1984), rugby league player * Candy Jim Taylor (1884–1948), American baseball player * Jim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Taylor (Australian Footballer)
James Taylor (6 January 1932 – 18 April 2000) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1950s. Junior career Athletics He was an outstanding schoolboy athlete, and displayed great talent both a sprinter and as a high-jumper whilst at Caulfield Grammar School. At the 1947 Associated Grammar Schools Combined Athletics Meeting, Taylor won both the under-16 high-jump and the open high-jump — his winning jump in each event was — and, according to Wilkinson (1997, p. 151), he was part of the winning team in the under-16 4x220 yard relay. At the 1948 A.G.S. Combined Sports he won the open high-jump, setting a new record of , and won the open 100 yards (in 10.7 secs), which was an extraordinary feat, given that he had badly strained his ankle a week earlier, and had been unable to train at all for the five days prior to the competition. He also competed in the long-jump. At 15 he had already c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |