Former Chiefs wide receiver Otis Taylor has died, the team announced on Friday. He was 80 years old
Taylor attended Prairie View A&M and was drafted by the Chiefs in the fourth round of the AFL draft and the Eagles in round 15 of the NFL draft in 1965. The wide receiver chose the Chiefs, and he played his entire career in Kansas City from 1965 to ’75, leading the league with 1,110 receiving yards in ’71 and making three Pro Bowls or AFL All Star games.
He was also a key member of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl championship team after the 1969 season, leading the franchise in receiving yards that year. In Super Bowl IV vs. the Vikings, Taylor scored a 46-yard touchdown to essentially clinch the game for Kansas City.