Hosea Taylor

American football player (born 1958)
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American football player
Hosea Taylor
No. 90, 93
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1958-12-03) December 3, 1958 (age 65)
Jefferson, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:Longview
(Longview, Texas)
College:Houston
NFL draft:1981 / Round: 8 / Pick: 220
Career history
  • Baltimore Colts (1981–1983)
  • Houston Gamblers (1984-1985)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-American (1980)
  • 2x First-team All-SWC (1978, 1979)
  • Second-team All-SWC (1980)
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:2.0
Fumble recoveries:1
Safeties:1
Player stats at PFR

Hosea Taylor (born December 3, 1958) is a former American football defensive end for the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played 16 games in the 1981 NFL season and four games in the 1983 NFL season.[1] Taylor played college football at the University of Houston and was a 1979 All-America and 1980 All-America selection.

Taylor graduated from Longview High School in Longview, Texas in the late 1970s. His nephew, Curtis Brown, is a former cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.

Taylor is currently working as an assembler at Capacity of Texas for the last 10 years and lives in Longview, TX.

Taylor has 2 sons Stacy Taylor, and Hosea Jr., and 4 grandchildren Michael, Damarcase, Jordaisa, and Jelan Taylor

References

  1. ^ "Hosea Taylor Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
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