“ We all need role models in life, and fortunately, there was a Lionel Taylor there that I could look at and say, ‘Yeah, this is possible .'” Tony Dungy once said, reflecting on the impact Taylor had on his journey to becoming a Super Bowl-winning coach. “ I came in the league with Herm Edwards and Ray Rhodes, and we all became head coaches. It would not have happened without Lionel Taylor .” But long before Taylor made history as one of the first Black coaches to hold a coordinator role in the NFL and guide teams to championships as a wideout coach, he had already made his mark on the field.

He cemented himself as one of the best and the original receivers for the Denver Broncos . Born on August 15, 1935, in Kansas City, Taylor grew up in Buffalo, West Virginia, where his lov

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