Altie Taylor, Lions and Oilers Running Back
March 23rd, 2010 | Published in Player Deaths
Altie Taylor, who played eight years for the Lions and Oilers, passed away on March 14. Taylor led the Lions in rushing for three of his seven years with the team, and he was Detroit’s all-time leading rusher when he left for Houston. He is now the team’s fourth all-time leading rusher.
Like Merlin Olsen, who died three days earlier, Taylor was a Utah State alumnus. He had a 105-yard kickoff return for the Aggies in 1967, still a school record.
Taylor’s rookie card is the 1971 Topps card pictured here. He also appeared on a few others, but I don’t have pictures of the newer ones. The ones I don’t have can be found on eBay.
