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Herbert Taylor and family. Son Earle A. Taylor, born Feb. 1891 in Kansas. Son Herbert S. Taylor, born 1887 in Kansas. Wife Mary born in Virginia. Census Place: Gainesville, Alachua, Florida; Roll: 165; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1240165. Ancestry.com. 1900
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District: 0014; Image: 314.0; FHL microfilm: 2340041. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census
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Registration Card for Earle Abbott Taylor, born February 2, 1891, Ashland, Kansas. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 . Registration State: Florida; Registration County: Alachua; Roll:
219:; the only UF player to earn five football letters. Some describe him as the school's first star athlete. Taylor was described by contemporaneous newspaper accounts as a legendary broken field runner and a master of the
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827:"On this date in Gators History: Oct 19, 1912"
688:. Vol. 21, no. 6. November 12, 1908.
526:"100 Things about 100 years of Gator football"
171:(February 2, 1891 – September 10, 1955) was a
341:was considered Dummy Taylor's greatest game.
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234:He was nominated though not selected for an
159:Then-school record, field goals, career (16)
150:All-Time Florida Gators football team (1927)
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229:University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame
156:Then-school record, field goals, season (8)
146:University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame
809:"Times Daily - Google News Archive Search"
633:"Dummy Taylor Rated State's No 1. Gridman"
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472:"Changing Faces of UF Football"
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137:Career highlights and awards
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169:Earle Abbott "Dummy" Taylor
153:Only 5-year letterman at UF
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682:"U. of F. Victorious"
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933:McEwen, Tom (1974).
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345:Later years
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316:field goals
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183:Early years
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126:Bowl games
73:1891-02-02
791:The Tiger
554:April 17,
482:April 17,
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320:Lake City
284:1911 team
268:1910 team
262:. He was
225:drop-kick
358:See also
52:Halfback
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312:Clemson
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