Jim Taylor (American football) Jim Taylor (American football) James Charles Taylor (September 20, 1935 – October 13, 2018) was an American football fullback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, with the Green Bay Packers from 1958 to 1966 and with the expansion New Orleans Saints in 1967. With the Packers, Taylor was invited to five straight Pro Bowls and won four NFL championships, as well as a victory in the first Super Bowl. He was recognized as the NFL Most Valuable Player after winning the rushing title in 1962, beating out Jim Brown. An aggressive player and fluent
Jim Ridlon to halfback in the same backfield with Jim Brown and registered a school record 3 touchdown receptions in one game. As a senior in a game against Holy Cross, he scored in three different ways (reception, run and interception). In 1990, he was inducted into the Syracuse University Sports Hall of Fame. Ridlon was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round (39th overall) of the 1957 NFL Draft. In his second season, he was a starter at [Safety (American and Canadian football position)|safety]], registering 4 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries. He would later play mostly as a