Hosea Taylor

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Hosea Taylor
Date of birth (1958-12-03) December 3, 1958 (age 65)
Place of birthJefferson, Texas, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Defensive end
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight260 lb (120 kg)
US collegeHouston
High schoolLongview (TX)
NFL draft1981 / Round: 8 / Pick: 220
Career history
As player
1981–1983Baltimore Colts
Career highlights and awards

Hosea Taylor (born December 3, 1958) is a former American football defensive end for the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played 16 games in the 1981 NFL season and four games in the 1983 NFL season. Taylor played college football at the University of Houston and was a 1979 All-America and 1980 All-America selection.

Taylor graduated from Longview High School in Longview, Texas in the late 1970s. His nephew, Curtis Brown, is a former cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.

Taylor is currently working as an assembler at Capacity of Texas for the last 10 years and lives in Longview, TX.

Taylor has 2 sons Stacy Taylor, and Hosea Jr., and 4 grandchildren Michael, Damarcase, Jordaisa, and Jelan Taylor

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