City, Texas. Awards As well as participating at an Olympics, which Taylor has said was "the highlight" of his athletics career, Taylor was a respected family man, athlete and teacher. He received the following accolades: All-Southwestern Athletic Conference and NAIA All-American. Inducted in 1973 into the Outstanding College Athletes Hall of Fame. In 1996, inducted into the Texas Southern University Hall of Fame. Inducted in 2007 into the Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Hall of Fame. Southwestern Conference Hall of Fame. References 1948 births 2007 deaths African-American male track and field athletes American male sprinters Sportspeople from Tyler, Texas Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field Texas Southern University alumni Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people