▁part ▁un inter rupted ly ▁in ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁in ▁Rome ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁in ▁Barcelona . ▁ ▁His ▁career ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁him ▁becoming ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁Intern ationale ▁de ▁la ▁Pres se ▁Sport ive ▁( A IP S ), ▁the ▁world ▁association ▁of ▁sports ▁writers , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁when ▁at ▁the ▁ 3 7 th ▁Congress ▁in ▁London ▁F éli x ▁L év itan ▁and ▁Antoine ▁Her baut s ▁passed ▁over ▁the ▁leadership ▁to ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁Frank ▁Taylor ▁as ▁president , ▁Bobby ▁Na ido o ▁general ▁secretary . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁the ▁U ES P ▁( A IP S ▁– ▁Europe ▁biggest ▁continent ▁section ▁of ▁A IP S ) ▁has ▁been ▁founded ▁after ▁his ▁suggestion . ▁ ▁Frank ▁Taylor ' s ▁out standing ▁person ality ▁and ▁the ▁energy ▁of ▁Mass imo ▁D ella ▁Per g ola ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 – 1 9 9 3 ▁years ▁were ▁to ▁give ▁A IP S ▁the ▁powerful ▁image ▁and ▁prest ige ▁which ▁exists ▁at ▁all ▁levels ▁to ▁this ▁current ▁day . ▁ ▁Family ▁life ▁Taylor ▁died ▁of ▁cancer ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁aged ▁ 8 1 . ▁He ▁is ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁Peg gy ▁and ▁two ▁journalist ▁sons , ▁Andrew ▁Mac Donald , ▁of ▁the ▁Fin an cial ▁Times , ▁and ▁Al ast air , ▁of ▁The ▁Sun . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ours ▁Frank ▁Taylor