Lionel Taylor, former NMHU and Denver Broncos star, dies at 89

Denver Broncos

Aug. 14—Lionel Taylor wasn’t exceptionally fast. He was big enough, tall enough, but not physically imposing. His first college and pro football coaches, in fact, weren’t initially sure he was a wide receiver at all. But boy, was he. Taylor, a three-sport star at New Mexico Highlands University in the 1950s who went on to a prolific career as a wide receiver with the Denver Broncos, died on …

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