Report: ASU football legend, Hall of Fame WR Charley Taylor dies at 80
Feb 19, 2022, 6:04 PM | Updated: 6:21 pm
Arizona State Sun Devils' Charley Taylor. (ASU Athletics)
(ASU Athletics)
Arizona State Sun Devils legend and NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Charley Taylor died at the age of 80, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Saturday.
Taylor played both running back and defensive back at ASU from 1960-63 before being selected No. 3 overall to Washington in the 1964 NFL Draft — the highest selection in school history.
He also pitched and played third base for the Sun Devils baseball team before a line drive to the knee ended his career on the diamond.
In his three seasons in Tempe, Taylor accumulated 1,995 yards from scrimmage and averaged 5.7 yards per carry in addition scoring 25 touchdowns.
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The former Sun Devil also participated in the East-West Shrine Game, the Hula Bowl and the All-American Bowl in his final year at Arizona State.
Taylor earned All-American honors twice and was named the MVP of the College All-Star Game against the Chicago Bears in August 1964 before being inducted into the Arizona State Sports Hall of Fame as a charter member in 1975.
After two years in the NFL, Taylor converted to a wide receiver and led the league in receptions from 1966-67.
He finished his pro football career as a one-time First-Team All-Pro (1967), four-time Second-Team All-Pro and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1984.
