Former LSU All-American Jimmy Taylor, the first of Vince Lombardi’s fabled Green Bay Packers to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died Saturday morning.
Taylor, who turned 83 years old last month was born in Baton Rouge and attended Baton Rouge High.
He played two years of junior-college football before starring for his home hometown team in 1955 and ’56.
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