▁Early ▁life ▁Born ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁in ▁Bar row - in - F urn ess , ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁Taylor ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁ship yard ▁engineer ▁father , ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁Bar row ▁Gram mar ▁School . ▁He ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁as ▁a ▁volunte er ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force . ▁Taylor ▁during ▁his ▁early ▁days ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁athlet ics , ▁when ▁he ▁retired , ▁Taylor ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁sports ▁journalist . ▁ ▁Journal ism ▁Taylor ▁had ▁first ▁journal ists ▁experience ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁at ▁the ▁Bar row ▁Guardian . ▁Dem obil isation ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁North - West ▁Even ing ▁Mail ▁in ▁Bar row , ▁and ▁the ▁She ff ield ▁Te legraph . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁News ▁Chron icle ▁( 1 9 5 3 – 6 1 ). ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Taylor ▁was ▁trav elling ▁with ▁the ▁Manchester ▁United ▁team ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁sports ▁journalist ▁to ▁surv ive ▁the ▁Mun ich ▁air ▁dis aster . ▁Later ▁he ▁was ▁writing ▁in ▁the ▁London ' s ▁newsp apers ▁Daily ▁Mail , ▁the ▁Daily ▁Her ald ▁and ▁The ▁Sun . ▁ ▁Frank ▁Taylor ▁was ▁sports ▁column ist ▁for ▁the ▁Daily ▁Mir ror ▁( 1 9 6 1 – 8 5 ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁widely ▁read ▁newsp apers ▁in ▁Europe . ▁He ▁had ▁taken