 In addition to playing for the Lobos 1992 Basketball State Championship Team; Taylor was a three-year starter for the Lobos in football he ran a leg on the state champion 1,600-meter relay squad.He was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame's 2012 class.Taylor was a two-time Class 5A all-state pick for football, and named to the first-team defense on the UIL all-century team in 2009.