John Miles Taylor (1925–2005) was a

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player. He played offensive end. A native Montrealer, Taylor played football with Westhill High School, and later attended

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. He enlisted in the Navy during the Second World War. He first won the

with the champion

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team, and scored that game's only touchdown. He was a player with the inaugural

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in 1946 and was part of the Larks first

championship. He played 38 games for the Als over 5 seasons.CFLAPEDIA entry - John Taylor
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, John 1925 births 2005 deaths Anglophone Quebec people Players of Canadian football from Quebec Montreal Alouettes players McGill Redbirds football players McGill University alumni Canadian football people from Montreal St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy football players