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  • @tamonicus
    @tamonicus Місяць тому +86

    I love his last words. "I tried my best." We should all try our best. Thanks for this wonderful story and thanks for all you did, Mr. Taylor!

  • @rischonwilliams936
    @rischonwilliams936 Місяць тому +95

    It's crazy how his story is just being told. ..glad to see the fans still remember him and showing him love

  • @martin77208
    @martin77208 Місяць тому +27

    It'll always surprises me that Guys like him, who had to run through a brick wall to path the way for others to come, don't get any recognition like the HOF... c'mon NFL, show some Respect and put him in!🏈❤️

  • @jeffreymeehan3116
    @jeffreymeehan3116 Місяць тому +181

    Wait, why isn't this guy in the Hall of Fame? He has the resume.

    • @ajburrr
      @ajburrr Місяць тому +11

      @The_Winters_SoldierThat should not be an excuse anymore. Many HOFers have played in horrible teams

    • @johndcornell6341
      @johndcornell6341 Місяць тому +16

      Early AFL gets no respect

    • @kennethloki7011
      @kennethloki7011 Місяць тому +6

      ​@@ajburrrthere's a good 8 or 9 ex Denver players with better careers/stats than people of the same eras in the hall. Old afl teams just get shafted that way until the 90s pretty much. The grudge lives on.

    • @zackhicks5320
      @zackhicks5320 Місяць тому +7

      Honestly, because the HoF selection committee is full of idiots. It’s a bunch of beat writers who are trying to suck up to certain players and appease certain owners. There’s no consistency to them.

    • @ajburrr
      @ajburrr Місяць тому +1

      @@zackhicks5320 The only HOF selection I have questioned in recent HOF memory is Bryant Young

  • @powerhourdan1769
    @powerhourdan1769 28 днів тому +11

    When it comes to telling incredible stories in sports, NFL Films really is the gold standard. The way they blend old footage with current interviews, they tell a stories of players & coaches, who you’ve never heard of, but afterwards never forget.

  • @themok4125
    @themok4125 Місяць тому +55

    Come on Canton, get him in HOF!

  • @ric010
    @ric010 Місяць тому +82

    It’s a disgrace that he’s not in the HOF! I urge everyone to write or call Canton to demand his induction, while he’s alive to attend.

    • @TL2354
      @TL2354 Місяць тому +4

      Did you?

    • @willielittle9301
      @willielittle9301 27 днів тому

      He and Theotis "Otis" Taylor...KCCHIEFS strong...😮😮😮...

    • @james---b
      @james---b 26 днів тому

      Is it a disgrace?

  • @troysmith6190
    @troysmith6190 Місяць тому +24

    It's crazy i have never heard of this man after looking over his resume i don't understand why he isn't in the hall of fame he should've been in decades ago i hope they let him in before he passes because at his age he doesn't have a lot of time left

  • @deanouellette1868
    @deanouellette1868 Місяць тому +20

    Stars of the old AFL -- Lionel Taylor, Dave Grayson, Gino Cappelletti to name a few -- have been stiffed for decades by the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

    • @ARIZJOE
      @ARIZJOE Місяць тому +4

      Yeah, Gino. All Time AFL in Scoring. It seems obvious, and now he's no longer with us.

  • @coachb2766
    @coachb2766 Місяць тому +16

    '75 Lynn Swann broke Dallas back and broke my heart. Props to the Steelers. Old school football could beat the teams today. Timing and smash mouth.

    • @Gaoda-p4y
      @Gaoda-p4y 27 днів тому +1

      I was ready for my rams to play the steelers that year. We got em in week 14. But Dallas was really hot and got us. Badly

    • @hkgcgsdhjgd
      @hkgcgsdhjgd 7 днів тому

      Today's athletes are a lot bigger, faster and stronger than the athletes from 50 years ago. They would run circles around the old school players.

  • @richgomez8749
    @richgomez8749 22 дні тому +1

    I’m 72 years old and had the best day of my life this year at the stadium got to meet my all-time favorite bronco Lionel Taylar. The man gave me a hug gave me a special jersey I had of his and signed in this man was a true Denver Broncos. He played his heart out for all bronco heart out on every play he played for the Denver Broncos fans, a true professional, a true man love this guy. I wish you all had the chance to watch him play for those of you that did you know what I’m talking about God bless you

  • @Kylorenz710
    @Kylorenz710 Місяць тому +11

    Life long Denver fan. Proud of this man, Go Broncos! Mile High 4 Life!

  • @itz-luigi1210
    @itz-luigi1210 Місяць тому +16

    This is essentially an advertisement for him getting in next year. I hope he is able and healthy enough then, to attend

  • @bm373
    @bm373 Місяць тому +21

    Ty for this NFL!! ✌️🇺🇲

  • @5golfguy
    @5golfguy Місяць тому +13

    Karl Mecklenburg, Tom Nalen, Dennis Smith, Tom Jackson, Rod Smith, Tombstone Jackson. Add Lionel Taylor to the list of forgotten Broncos players who never got the Hall of Fame consideration they deserved. At least Randy Gradishar finally got in this year to remind people that Denver did in fact go to a Super Bowl in the 70s.

    • @nickcummer
      @nickcummer Місяць тому +1

      Mecklenburg and Rod Smith aren't in The Hall?! that's criminal...

    • @anthonyjeter2740
      @anthonyjeter2740 14 днів тому

      You can add Louis Wright to that list.

  • @VNeto94
    @VNeto94 Місяць тому +8

    A real unsung hero for all fans of this game.

  • @bryancoats5328
    @bryancoats5328 Місяць тому +25

    This guy and Jim Marshall both belong in the HOF

    • @mattanderson861
      @mattanderson861 Місяць тому +2

      Agreed. Get these two into the HOF 🏈!!!

    • @Daniel-w6l4k
      @Daniel-w6l4k Місяць тому +2

      As a Lifelong Rams fan, I agree.

    • @Gaoda-p4y
      @Gaoda-p4y 27 днів тому +1

      Another rams fan agrees that whole front 7....in the 60s...70s

    • @Gaoda-p4y
      @Gaoda-p4y 27 днів тому

      And Roman Gabriel

    • @midwestguy1983
      @midwestguy1983 24 дні тому +1

      and Ron McDole and Otis Taylor

  • @stingrey1571
    @stingrey1571 Місяць тому +12

    john madden isnt in the hall of fame because he was the coach of the raiders. he is in because of his overall contributions to the game. the same goes for steve sabol.
    lionel taylor shouldnt go in because of his player career. he should go in for the totality of his football career.

    • @RK-um9tu
      @RK-um9tu Місяць тому

      Madden got in as a coach in 2006.
      He was the fastest coach to 100 wins when he retired.
      Best winning percentage in NFL history (10 years minimum).
      Never had a losing season.

    • @stingrey1571
      @stingrey1571 Місяць тому

      @ I know that. His resume is still not all that impressive.

    • @osaji922
      @osaji922 10 днів тому

      @@stingrey1571 Looks impressive to me.

  • @squealingsalamander6546
    @squealingsalamander6546 Місяць тому +6

    Great video. Loved the editing on this one

  • @Marinersfan5oh3
    @Marinersfan5oh3 Місяць тому +5

    Please put him into the hall of fame NFL! 🙏

  • @markbrooker3729
    @markbrooker3729 17 днів тому

    The thing that impressed me most was how humble he is. I remember reading his stats as a teenage in the 70s. I didn't know that any one had caught 100 passes in a season

  • @patton303
    @patton303 16 днів тому

    LT is still a legend in Denver as a player. And his post playing career is equally legendary. He was THE receiver coach in the 70’s and 80’s. It’s a complete crime that he hasn’t been inducted to the HOF.

  • @stevenevert9162
    @stevenevert9162 5 днів тому

    Great Video Showing Us a Window into Coach Lionel Taylor and What He's Accomplished in His Life.

  • @TT41401
    @TT41401 Місяць тому +12

    This back in the days before receivers had gloves which are like having glue traps on their hands.

    • @kennethloki7011
      @kennethloki7011 Місяць тому +1

      Instead of gloves they used pine tar, stick-um, or whatever they could find that would make their hands tacky.

  • @ivandemko3360
    @ivandemko3360 Місяць тому +7

    This man is the a fantasy receiver god in the 60s lol

  • @AndrewWarrenPatriotsfan
    @AndrewWarrenPatriotsfan 27 днів тому +1

    As a Patriots fan, Lionel Taylor should be in the Hall of Fame. It's a real shame that he's not in.

  • @JanitorIsBack
    @JanitorIsBack Місяць тому +3

    time to make a fan vote for the HOF so this man will actually get in

  • @Truetoo102
    @Truetoo102 Місяць тому +1

    Wow.. put this man in the HOF, before he passes. He earned it.

  • @YahYou813
    @YahYou813 27 днів тому

    As a steelers fan, its always awesome to hear people apart of the history that you don't hear about alot!

  • @robertr3455
    @robertr3455 26 днів тому +1

    What a great story and a great man.

  • @davidgrillo9928
    @davidgrillo9928 Місяць тому +1

    Thanks for sharing. What a great guy.!!! Great player, great coach. Get him in Canton

  • @fletchbg
    @fletchbg 18 днів тому

    Here's a little more digging deep on his stats: his 1st 2 seasons were insane, 92 and 100 receptions. Even if we remove those 1st 2, over the remainder of his 1st 6 seasons he averaged 79 receptions per season. Only 1 other AFL player, Charley Hannigan with the Oilers, ever caught that many in any one season, though he did it twice: 82 in 61 and 101 in 64.
    But the difference was really in Taylor's yardage averages. All the top AFL receivers were averaging 18, 20, even 23 yards per catch. Taylor, at best, had 14 yards per catch in one season, and his average in the AFL was 12.7.
    Still, they gotta put the man in Canton.

  • @dantesinfernopurgatory7826
    @dantesinfernopurgatory7826 21 день тому

    Mr. Taylor's resume as player and coach is more than enough to enshrine him in Canton. Hop to it - NFL!!!!

  • @tinashemutebuka2970
    @tinashemutebuka2970 28 днів тому +1

    Man this is some wholesome content

  • @donoakman1507
    @donoakman1507 Місяць тому +1

    Yes very deserving to be in Hof..a real pioneer of the nfl

  • @eddiewallace3362
    @eddiewallace3362 28 днів тому +1

    They need to give me his props🌹🌹🌹

  • @flj-fp6rb
    @flj-fp6rb 11 днів тому

    Great story,it needed to be said thx!!

  • @bonniebob2802
    @bonniebob2802 26 днів тому

    Love to this. Also those uniforms were 🔥

  • @Paddy504
    @Paddy504 Місяць тому +2

    Let’s get this right asap

  • @JosePerez-vz1qq
    @JosePerez-vz1qq Місяць тому +3

    9:27 Texas Southern

  • @fletchbg
    @fletchbg 18 днів тому

    No mention of the actual start to his career: 8 games with the Bears in 1959... as a LINEBACKER

  • @beatlesfansam
    @beatlesfansam Місяць тому

    Great video. I was aware of his playing career but not his long coaching career. Hopefully he will get into the Hall of Fame during his lifetime.

  • @bigcel42
    @bigcel42 19 днів тому

    Respect. This was Awesome.

  • @David-u5l1e
    @David-u5l1e Місяць тому

    No longer just a secret in Denver. Lionel Taylor. One of many former Denver Broncos who should be acknowledged as National Football League Hall of Famers. Do the right thing Hall of Fame. DO YOUR JOB!!!! There will be more to come.

  • @sam4soph1
    @sam4soph1 28 днів тому +1

    Wow, what a gentleman.

  • @kevinshort4829
    @kevinshort4829 28 днів тому +2

    Back when football was real!

    • @osaji922
      @osaji922 10 днів тому

      I wish it was still real.

    • @hkgcgsdhjgd
      @hkgcgsdhjgd 7 днів тому

      Football is still real. It's still an incredibly fast, hard-hitting and physically demanding sport. Just because the league is cracking down on the cheap hits and the vicious tackling and blocking techniques that can cause lifelong debilitating injuries doesn't make that any less true. The game is plenty violent without that extra stuff.

  • @jeffworrill4918
    @jeffworrill4918 Місяць тому

    Excellent piece. Such a great football life

  • @Veaseify
    @Veaseify Місяць тому

    Its very strange how he got overlooked. When the official All Time AFL teams were voted for in 1970, he never made a first or second team selection.

  • @okolekahuna3862
    @okolekahuna3862 29 днів тому +2

    How the HECK is Lionel not in the HOF as a player???

  • @centrist1008
    @centrist1008 Місяць тому +1

    Love the old unis

  • @MrDavid1863
    @MrDavid1863 Місяць тому

    Why isn't this guy in the HOF, his playing career and receiving records are easily enough, add in his coaching accolades and he should be a slam dunk. It's important for the NFL to recognize men like Lionel, he should be a priority.

  • @wadeallen2735
    @wadeallen2735 15 днів тому

    Hall of Famer! Please put him in! Mr. Taylor thank u for your contributions.❤

  • @woppotaco9350
    @woppotaco9350 29 днів тому

    The NFL outta be shamed. Damn I wish I knew this honorable man personally…

  • @rexholmes4773
    @rexholmes4773 8 днів тому

    God bless you 🙏🏿 Mr Taylor 🙏🏿

  • @williammoseley17
    @williammoseley17 26 днів тому

    Great story. The man deserves the recognition of the Hall.

  • @CharlesWashington-s5m
    @CharlesWashington-s5m Місяць тому +2

    Why is Lionel Taylor not in The HOF, I'll never know.

  • @Sivart713
    @Sivart713 Місяць тому +1

    dude was huge

  • @TimeofQwerty
    @TimeofQwerty Місяць тому +1

    just remember, the NFL sucks at voting in senior players and contributors - Art Powell couldnt even make the Hall as a senior candidate
    But Taylor deserves to be in the HOF

  • @CharlesWashington-s5m
    @CharlesWashington-s5m Місяць тому

    You forgot to mention that he was a Tight -End Coach of The Cleveland Browns, and The Head Coach of The Texas Southern Tigers.

  • @RickJamesFPV
    @RickJamesFPV 28 днів тому

    Put this man into the HOF!

  • @CoachKeithRobinson
    @CoachKeithRobinson 10 днів тому

    I always thought this was sports journalism these stories when I was a kid made me love the game. What happened I don’t read or watch sports outside of highlights and the box score

  • @blackhistoryonsteroids8196
    @blackhistoryonsteroids8196 29 днів тому +1

    N.F.L. means Never Forget Lionel

  • @richmotroni
    @richmotroni Місяць тому +1

    Just a brilliant football mind 😊

  • @stevennewman8276
    @stevennewman8276 Місяць тому +1

    What a cool guy

  • @scottmihalsky3612
    @scottmihalsky3612 24 дні тому

    Fantastic story thanks

  • @dgracia72
    @dgracia72 Місяць тому +3

    Happy for him

  • @marcusmatthews8255
    @marcusmatthews8255 24 дні тому

    He needs to be better known for his pioneering

  • @joebennington
    @joebennington 24 дні тому

    Man was like Doc Hudson showing up at the Broncos game after all these years

  • @craigsims1189
    @craigsims1189 21 день тому

    Great man

  • @Rescue162
    @Rescue162 28 днів тому

    Good story. Lionel Taylor is an NFL icon.

  • @DavidLongo22
    @DavidLongo22 Місяць тому

    This is awesome.

  • @lonnietoth5765
    @lonnietoth5765 Місяць тому

    Well deserved and the Hall down the road ! Put more pure AFL players in . They beat us in the last two super bowls of the old AFL / NFL leagues before the 1070 merger . THEY EARNED IT !

  • @williamdiemert9866
    @williamdiemert9866 10 днів тому

    Belong in the Pro Football Hall of Fames

  • @neilm9630
    @neilm9630 Місяць тому

    Great footage. Great video.

  • @chrisbreezy192
    @chrisbreezy192 Місяць тому +1

    INDUCT HIM NFL‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ #ICantMakeThisUp

  • @geraldwatson369
    @geraldwatson369 25 днів тому

    Great Story.

  • @johnmassoud930
    @johnmassoud930 26 днів тому +1

    Lionel Taylor should be in the HoF. Sadly the HoF is a joke. There are about 100 greats who should be in the HoF and never will be.
    As a Redskins fan, I can list 7 or 8 who should be enshrined.

  • @robertruiziii4310
    @robertruiziii4310 Місяць тому +1

    Once again NFL HOF committee going to wait until Mr. Taylor is on his last life to try and get him inducted, let these living legends have the chance and ability to speak for themselves by honoring them correctly.

  • @PuroPG
    @PuroPG Місяць тому +2

    How’s he not in the HOF?!

  • @luisantonio9536
    @luisantonio9536 5 днів тому +1

    🧡💙🏈🙏🏻🙌🏻

  • @cameronchiesa1031
    @cameronchiesa1031 Місяць тому +1

    This man deserves to see himself be enshrined in the HOF.

  • @lon9047
    @lon9047 19 днів тому

    Why were there cars down on the playing surface? Talk about a great parking spot! 4:38.

  • @hardcoreep
    @hardcoreep 27 днів тому

    The Broncos should have given the Miami Heat the sculptor's number.

  • @michaele5173
    @michaele5173 Місяць тому +2

    And NO sticky gloves like they all wear today.

  • @eugenesatele9434
    @eugenesatele9434 Місяць тому

    5:25 Bradshaw got rocked

  • @albertresendez8133
    @albertresendez8133 20 днів тому

    It’s a damn shame on the NFL that they have not inducted Mr. Taylor into the HoF!!! This is coming from a freaking Raider’s fan! This man needs to inducted !!!!

  • @Stantonthestandardstanding
    @Stantonthestandardstanding Місяць тому +1

    They should have been offered to take him to see his bust, crazy.

  • @rwdonohue
    @rwdonohue 28 днів тому

    I’ll sign a petition.

  • @ronduckett5017
    @ronduckett5017 Місяць тому

    The MAN who changed football is named Mel Blount!!!

  • @jameswhite2198
    @jameswhite2198 25 днів тому

    Tony dungee is a good man and I’ve never heard of Lionel Taylor I believe he must’ve been a good man too

  • @tz4637
    @tz4637 26 днів тому +1

    Is there still NFL bias over the AFL in the hall of fame? Yes, yes there is.

  • @natonic6538
    @natonic6538 29 днів тому

    It seems like his playing career alone should put in him the Hall of Fame. And then, the significance of his coaching accomplishments alone should put him in the Hall of Fame. It's mind boggling he's not in.

  • @jumbo2944
    @jumbo2944 28 днів тому +1

    How isn't he in the HOF?

  • @hectormoto5044
    @hectormoto5044 Місяць тому +2

    AFL guy. NFL doesn't like putting AFL guys in the hall.

    • @waddlesvlogs3829
      @waddlesvlogs3829 Місяць тому +1

      I believe it’s the pro football hof not the nfl hof so sounds like the nfl should have no control over it. (Not a shot at you just speaking my mind)

    • @hectormoto5044
      @hectormoto5044 Місяць тому

      @waddlesvlogs3829 It is the pro football hall of fame. Just the NFL says that but then look at the players and people going in. Do you see any CFL players
      , coaches, or gms outside of Warren Moon? Herschel Walker has an awesome 3 year career with USFL add his rushing number from that league he is in the top 10 last time I checked. Still not in HOF.

  • @cruzrichard6881
    @cruzrichard6881 Місяць тому +1

    Damnnn…💧💧🤧💧💧…..allergies

  • @D1-Kupp
    @D1-Kupp Місяць тому +2

    CALLING ALL SSC IF YOU HAVE FOUND THIS 👇

  • @marlonbrando2698
    @marlonbrando2698 28 днів тому

    Damn I almost cried when he saw his pillar and met with the fans and whatnot.

  • @nickcurran3105
    @nickcurran3105 25 днів тому

    Now that’s the way a bust should look. Busts and statues made today look cartoonish.

  • @tonywright282
    @tonywright282 28 днів тому

    The great Lionel Taylor needs to be enshrined into Canton NOW, what’s the hold up

  • @Aus-tm3gg
    @Aus-tm3gg Місяць тому

    If you dont stay on the first your company is cheaping out. Logistically it just makes sense!