Former Broncos receiver Lionel Taylor, the first pro football player to catch 100 passes in a single season, has died. He was 89.

Via Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette , Taylor died on August 6. He would have turned 90 on Friday, August 15.

Taylor joined the Bears as an undrafted free agent in 1959. He played linebacker in Chicago.

In 1960, he joined the Broncos in the first year of the AFL, switching to receiver.

He caught 92 passes in 12 games during the AFL’s first season, and 100 in 14 games during the 1961 campaign.

Taylor played for the Broncos through 1966. He finished his career with the Oilers, in 1967 and 1968.

He caught 567 passes for 7,195 yards and 45 touchdowns.

Following retirement, Taylor worked as receivers coach with the Steelers from 1970 through 1976, wi

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