Whit Taylor (born January 8, 1960) is a retired college and professional
football
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quarterback. He was an all-
Southeastern Conference quarterback for
Vanderbilt University from 1979–1982, a period which included a trip to the 1982
Hall of Fame Bowl
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.
His career at Vanderbilt led in 2003 to his recognition as an
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.
After attempting a career in the
National Football League, he became a backup quarterback for the
Michigan Panthers of the
United States Football League and then became quarterback of the
Denver Dynamite of the
Arena Football League in 1987. In that year he became the first player ever to pass for ten touchdowns in any professional game of
American football, a record which stood for over a decade.
Taylor was a principal at Shelbyville Central High School. He is now a vice principal at a local elementary school.
Biography
Professional career
In 1987, Taylor lead the
Denver Dynamite to a 45-16 victory over the Pittsburgh Gladiators in
ArenaBowl I.
Taylor threw four touchdowns during the game, three of them to future
Arena Football Hall of Famer
Gary Mullen.
After football
Taylor got his start in coaching at the collegiate level, serving as quarterbacks coach at the
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1988-1989. He worked as a
high school football coach
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and teacher in the
Middle Tennessee area at
Shelbyville's Central High School, his
high school alma mater.
In 2006, he left coaching to go into
educational administration. He served as the Harris Middle School
Assistant Principal for a few years. He was the Principal of
Shelbyville Central High School.
He was the vice principal of Eastside Elementary. Whit has now retired from his education career starting in the 2020-2021 school year
References
External links
AFL statsfrom arenafan.com
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1960 births
Living people
American football quarterbacks
American school principals
Denver Dynamite (arena football) players
Michigan Panthers players
Vanderbilt Commodores football players
High school football coaches in Tennessee
People from Shelbyville, Tennessee
Players of American football from Tennessee