Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#33|Taylor Mays Safety
Retired (1967, Age 33)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (06-30-2008) Potential B 
Age at Death 74 Born 05-06-1934 in Evanston, IL
Drafted Round 36, Pick 846 (1960) Experience 5 Years (56 Wks)
College Southern California University, 1956 Salary 620 ($820K/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D+ Catching B- Pass Cover B- Kick Power C-
Throw Acc D  Pass Blocking D+ Run Cover D+ Kick Acc F 
Carrying C- Run Blocking C- Tackling B+ Kick Return A 
        Pursuit C+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B  Stamina D  Execution B+ Agility B-
Strength D  Health C- Aggressiveness B- Hands C+
Jumping B-     Attitude B  Break Tackle B 
ROLES
QB D+ C D  DT C- SS B- K F  GUN B-
WR C+ G D  DE C- FS B  P D- KR B 
HB/TB C  T D  ILB C  CB B- LS D  KRB C+
FB C- TE C  OLB C+ H C- HT B- KOS D-
Year Type ICs Hlth Sta Att Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agr Agl Hnd BrkT  Total 
1960 Position 35       1/6       0/3     1/5 0/1 0/8 0/5       0/5       0/2     2/35
1960 Drills 22 0/3 0/3                                 0/1 0/6   0/5   0/4 0/22
1960 Declines 0             -1/0                                   -1/0
1961 Position 17                     0/3 0/4   0/4       1/3       0/3     1/17
1961 Drills 23                                     -1/0 0/10   0/5   1/8 0/23
1961 Declines 0                     -1/0     -1/0                     -2/0
1962 Position 13               0/2     0/1   0/4 0/5       0/1             0/13
1962 Drills 22 0/3 0/1 1/1 1/2                 0/2         0/3 0/3 1/3   0/1 0/3   3/22
1962 Declines 0 -1/0                       -1/0         -1/0 -1/0     -2/0   -1/0 -7/0
1963 Position 10                     0/1   0/3 0/6                     0/10
1963 Drills 22 0/3 0/1 0/1 0/2                 0/3         0/2 0/1 1/4   0/1 0/4   1/22
1963 Declines 0 -3/0     -2/0     -1/0   -1/0 -1/0   -1/0   -1/0       -1/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -2/0 -1/0   -18/0
1964 Position 11       0/2             0/3 0/1   0/1       0/4             0/11
1964 Drills 23 0/2 0/2 2/2 0/4                 0/5         0/1 0/5 0/1   0/1     2/23
1964 Declines 0 -7/0 -4/0           -1/0 -1/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -3/0 -1/0 -2/0     -1/0   -5/0 -3/0 -2/0 -2/0 -3/0 -39/0
1965 Position 10                     0/2   0/2 0/1       0/2       0/3     0/10
1965 Drills 24 0/3 1/3 0/3 1/4                 1/3           0/1 0/2   0/2 0/3   3/24
1965 Declines 0 -10/0 -5/0   -2/0   -4/0 -1/0 -1/0 -1/0 -3/0 -3/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -3/0     -4/0 -3/0 -1/0 -2/0 -3/0 -1/0 -2/0 -53/0
1966 Position 11   0/1   0/2             0/3   0/1 0/3       0/1             0/11
1966 Drills 23 0/1 0/4   0/3                 0/5         0/3 0/3 0/2   0/2     0/23
1966 Declines 0 -16/0 -3/0   -3/0 -1/0     -1/0 -5/0 -2/0 -3/0 -5/0 -2/0   -3/0     -7/0 -3/0 -2/0 -4/0 -4/0 -3/0 -7/0 -74/0
1967 Position 10       0/3             0/1 0/2 0/3         0/1             0/10
1967 Drills 24 0/4 0/1 0/2 0/2                 0/2         0/1 0/3 0/5   0/2 0/2   0/24
1967 Declines 0 -20/0 -5/0   -2/0 -3/0 -3/0 -5/0 -4/0 -3/0 -3/0 -6/0 -5/0 -8/0 -3/0 -5/0     -7/0 -5/0 -4/0 -5/0 -4/0 -5/0 -6/0 -111/0
Total -57/19 -16/16 3/9 -6/30 -4/0 -7/0 -8/0 -7/5 -11/0 -10/0 -13/19 -14/8 -14/41 -8/25 -13/0     -20/27 -14/17 -11/33 -16/0 -17/27 -12/12 -18/12 -293/300

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1968Taylor Mays has retired from football.
08-12-1962The Los Angeles Trojans have waived Taylor Mays.
01-01-1962The Los Angeles Trojans have moved Mark Carrier and Jason Sehorn to the active roster. The Los Angeles Trojans have moved Taylor Mays and Isaiah Wiley to the inactive roster.
12-24-1961The Los Angeles Trojans have moved Marquis Simmons, Taylor Mays, Nathan Guertler, Johnny Wittum, Matt Spanos, Devon Kennard, Isaiah Wiley, and Greg Townsend Jr to the active roster. The Los Angeles Trojans have moved Sam Baker, Xavier Grimble, Lofa Tatupu, Dennis Edwards, Clay Matthews III, K.C. Polisky, Mark Carrier, Thomas "Hitman" Williams, and Jason Sehorn to the inactive roster.
09-25-1961The Los Angeles Trojans have moved Richard Carrier to the active roster. The Los Angeles Trojans have moved Taylor Mays to the inactive roster.
09-18-1961The Los Angeles Trojans have moved Taylor Mays to the active roster. The Los Angeles Trojans have moved Richard Carrier to the inactive roster.
08-21-1961The Los Angeles Trojans have moved James Brick to the active roster. The Los Angeles Trojans have moved Taylor Mays to the inactive roster.
09-05-1960The Los Angeles Trojans have changed Tayor Mays's name to Taylor Mays.
09-05-1960The Los Angeles Trojans have changed Napoleon D'Onofrio's name to Tayor Mays.