this world if you believe in it and map it out. If one man can do it, that means another man can do it too. Do what Sylvester Croom has done. Do what Tyrone Willingham has done. There's a road map out there, I tell the young coaches now. Follow what they did." In 16 years as the head coach at Hampton, he compiled a record of 136 wins, 49 losses and one tie for a .734 winning percentage. Taylor's tenure produced a good number of great Hampton Pirate players who went on to the National Football League and Canadian Football League. The list include: Kendall Langford, Justin Durant, Nevin McCaskill, Alonzo Coleman, Zuriel Smith, Jerome Mathis, Marquay McDaniel, Onrea Jones, Travarous Bain, Darian Barnes, Cordell Taylor and Isaac Hilton. These players were All-MEAC selections, as well as Black College Football All-Americans, and Div I-AA All-Americans during their college careers. Florida A&M In December 2007, Taylor announced that he would leave Hampton to coach at Florida A&M University (FAMU), an HBCU in Tallahassee, Florida. Taylor's contract with FAMU was reported to be for five years with a base salary of $225,000 and a $12,000 housing allowance. FAMU plays in the NCAA Division I Football Championship. When Taylor took over, the FAMU football team was coming off a 3–8 season, had gone 29–35 since 2001, and was "reeling after the loss of 14 scholarships in four years." In his first two seasons at FAMU, Taylor turned the program into a winner, compiling records of 9–3 in 2008 and 8–3 in 2009. In November 2009, FAMU athletic director Bill Hayes praised Taylor's contributions, "He has recruited better, and he has inspired and organized the program in such a way that he has been able to maximize the talent here. Joe had such a solid plan and approach to building winners until the players just bought in. They bought into what he was trying to do, and it didn't take him long." On Saturday, November 3, 2012, he announced his retirement at the end of the season to his players during their pre-game breakfast prior to that day's game against North Carolina Central. The Rattlers lost that game, falling to 3–6 and ensuring the first losing season in Taylor's tenure at Florida A&M. Just four days later, Taylor announced he was resigning effective immediately. Personal life Taylor is married to the former Beverly