Profile
Don Taylor
Football Player + Teacher + Coach
Male
Born
Jun 24, 1920
Age
92
Don Taylor was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s. He also played with West Adelaide and Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Like his brothers… Read More
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1920
Birth
Born in 1920.
1923
3 Years Old
The son of John Taylor Snr., who played 56 games for SANFL club Port Adelaide from 1915 to 1923, Taylor, along with his brothers John Jnr. and Laurie, began his career at West Adelaide and finished it at Glenelg.
TWENTIES
1942
22 Years Old
In between he had two separate stints with South Melbourne, the first while on war service in 1942 when he appeared in five VFL games, two of them finals, including their Preliminary Final loss to Essendon.
He returned in 1947 and from mid season was used as a forward and on the ball, kicking at least two goals in each of his final six games.
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1949
29 Years Old
He finished the year in defense, his preferred position while at West Adelaide, and in 1949 returned to South Australia and joined Glenelg.
THIRTIES
1950
30 Years Old
Taylor won Glenelg's 'Best and fairest' award in both 1950 and 1952 before playing the last of his 135 SANFL games in 1954.
1952
32 Years Old
He was recognised in the 1952 'Sporting Life' Team of the Year as a half back flanker and represented South Australia in nine interstate matches during his career.
FORTIES
1965
45 Years Old
His final contribution to South Australian football came in 1965 when he coached West Adelaide for the season.
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