Lawrence Taylor Football News & Bio

Name: Lawrence Taylor Hometown: Willamsburg, VA High School: Lafayette Born: February 4, 1959 (67) Height/Weight: 6-3, 242 Position: Outside Linebacker Notes: Football Related: Phil Farris | Ron Wooten | Donnell Thompson | Harry Stanback

The best NFL draft pick ever at every slot from No. 1 to 262
2. Lawrence Taylor, OLB, North Carolina (1981): The best defensive player of all time is also the best second overall pick of all time. Taylor...
Wed Jul 9, 2025

UNC Football History Playing inside Domes
UNC 16, Texas 7. Dec 31, 1980. In the Houston Astrodome, the Tar Heels and Longhorns hooked up for the Bluebonnet Bowl. Carolina was led...
Tue May 20, 2025

Lawrence Taylor and the 1980 Tar Heels caught Bill Belichick’s eye
Lawrence Taylor changed the game of football. And his first position coach in the NFL is now the head coach at UNC. Bill Belichick probably...
Thu May 1, 2025

Lawrence Taylor declines Abdul Carter's request to wear 56, rooting for new Giant
Lawrence Taylor wants newly drafted New York Giants pass rusher Abdul Carter to create his own legacy, one that won't include wearing the No. 56...
Mon Apr 28, 2025

Diving Into UNC's History with First Round NFL Picks
Here’s a look at North Carolina’s first-round NFL Draft picks, which dates back to 1965: Nine of the Tar Heels' first-round picks have gone on...
Thu Apr 24, 2025

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