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 Svoboda Jim Svoboda Jim Svoboda (born June 23, 1960) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri, a position he has held since the 2010 season. Svoboda served as the head football coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University (NWU) from 1987 to 1993. While at NWU, Svoboda won three Great Plains Athletic Conference championships (1988–1990), and advanced to the NAIA playoffs 3 times between 1988 and 1991. After coaching at NWU, Svoboda was the offensive coordinator at Northwest Missouri State University for 10 seasons, three of