Charley Taylor, Washington Hall of Fame Receiver, Dies at 80
WASHINGTON (AP) — Charley Taylor, the Hall of Fame receiver who ended his 13-season career with Washington as the NFL's career receptions leader, died Saturday. He was 80.
The Commanders said Taylor died at an assisted-living facility in Virginia. The cause of death wasn't announced.
Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1984, Taylor finished with 649 catches for 9,110 yards in 165 regular-season games. Jerry Rice now holds the catches mark at 1,549, with Taylor down to 67th on the list.
“He represented the organization with excellence and class over Hoka Shoes three decades as a player and coach,” Commanders owners Dan and Tanya Snyder said in a statement. “Charley was a great man and will be sorely missed by all.”
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