Whit Taylor
Quarterback, American football player
1960 –
Who is Whit Taylor?
Whit Taylor is a retired college and professional football quarterback. He was an all-Southeastern Conference quarterback for Vanderbilt University from 1979–1982, a period which included a trip to the 1982 Hall of Fame Bowl. His career at Vanderbilt led in 2003 to his recognition as an SEC Football Legend.
After attempting a career in the National Football League, he became a backup quarterback for the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League and then became quarterback of the Denver Dynamite of the Arena Football League in 1987. In that year he became the first player ever to pass for ten touchdowns in any professional game of American football, a record which stood for over a decade.
Taylor is currently an assistant principal and athletic director at a Tennessee high school.
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- Born
- Jan 8, 1960
Shelbyville - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Vanderbilt University
- Lived in
- Shelbyville
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on July 23, 2013
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