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KCTAYLOR—

Otis Taylor

Retired

Kansas City Chiefs · WR

Otis Taylor recorded 120 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Kansas City Chiefs.

▶Best highlights

60.9

rec yds/gm

1.3

rush yds/gm

7

playoff games

120

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Otis Taylor's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1971
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 18, 1971

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1971

6 rec · 190 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1966
TENNESSEETITANS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 30, 1966

Tennessee Titans vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1966

5 rec · 187 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1969
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 16, 1969

Kansas City Chiefs vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1969

7 rec · 96 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Regular Season
1966
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NOV 20, 1966

New England Patriots vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 20, 1966

9 rec · 133 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Super Bowl
IV
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 11, 1970

Kansas City Chiefs vs Minnesota Vikings

Super Bowl IV · Jan 11, 1970

6 rec · 81 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Otis Taylor's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 190 receiving yards

Regular Season
1971
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 18, 1971

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1971

6 rec · 190 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 10 receptions

Regular Season
1972
CINCINNATIBENGALS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 15, 1972

Cincinnati Bengals vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1972

10 rec · 149 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 3 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1969
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 16, 1969

Kansas City Chiefs vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1969

7 rec · 96 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Otis Taylor's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1969

01
KCTAYLOR—Otis Taylor
KCDAWSON16Len Dawson
KCBUCHANAN—Buck Buchanan

An AFL founder reaches two early Super Bowls

Kansas City Chiefs · The Dallas Texans become champions

Lamar Hunt's Texans won the 1962 AFL title, moved to Kansas City and later legitimized the league by dominating Super Bowl IV.

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Franchise era

1970–1988

02
KCTAYLOR—Otis Taylor
KCLANIER—Willie Lanier
KCSTILL—Art Still

A proud defense cannot rebuild the champion

Kansas City Chiefs · The long quiet stretch

Kansas City made the playoffs only once in nineteen seasons as the original stars aged and the offense struggled to find direction.

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Career accomplishments

NFL receiving yards leader · 197111 NFL seasons120 career games161 career rushing yards3 career rushing touchdowns410 career receptions7,306 career receiving yards57 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 07 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 26, 1965Most recent: Sep 21, 1975

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history