Jim Taylor picture, Runs to Daylight

This limited edition sports print is hand finished and now on sale.

Taylor came to Green Bay in 1958 as a second-round draft pick out of Louisiana State University, joining a backfield that already included halfback Paul Hornung. Lombardi arrived on the scene in 1959, and in 1960, Taylor turned in his first great rushing season, accumulating 1,101 yards. In 1961, Taylor averaged 5.4 yards per carry, picking up 1,307 yards and scoring a league-best 15 touchdowns. His 186-yard rushing performance against the New York Giants (Dec. 3, 1961), stood as his career best.
Taylor's finest season came one year later, when he maintained his 5.4-yard average en route to a 1,474-yard, 19-touchdown effort over just 14 games. Not until John Brockington in 1975 would a Packers player score more rushing touchdowns (20). Not until Ahman Green in 2003 would a Packers player pick up more rushing yards (1,883).
In the title game that season, played amongst 40-mile per hour winds and 13-degree temperatures at Yankee Stadium, Taylor scored the contest's only touchdown, a 7-yarder in the Packers' 16-7 victory over the Giants. It was a game that epitomized Taylor's toughness, picking up 85 yards against the Giants' powerhouse defense despite an elbow gash that required seven stitches at halftime and a lacerated tongue.
Taylor earned MVP honors that season and was a consensus All-Pro. He was also voted to the Pro Bowl, an honor he received each season from 1960-64.
Four seasons later, facing the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl I (Jan. 15, 1967), Taylor's 14-yard touchdown run in the second quarter marked the first rushing touchdown in Super Bowl history.
For his Packers career, Taylor had 26 100-yard rushing games and 8,207 rushing yards. Not until Green would a Packers player approach either number.

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