N-Club Hall of Fame

Tony Taylor

Tony Taylor

  • Class
  • Induction
    2020
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Track & Field - Men's
Demons' career rushing king (3,997 yards), even though he gave up his senior season after graduating to pursue pro football and support his two kids and wife … All-American as a junior in 2000 when he shattered NSU season and career records … has top two single-season rushing totals (1,507 in 2000, after 1,441 in 1999) … record 20 career 100-yard rushing games, including co-record five straight, and all-time best 112.7 rushing yards per game (career) … his 198 career points set a school record for a non-kicker (now tied for second) … his 96 points in 1999 (also 16 TDs that year) are overall Demon bests (kickers included) … has two of the top five all-purpose season totals and ranks fourth all-time with 4,524 yards … first-team All-Southland all three seasons … key in 1998 Demons' run to Southland crown, FCS semifinals … three 200-yard games, topped by 230 on 38 carries in 1998 comeback win at Jacksonville State as a true freshman … as a triple jumper, contributed to SLC titles in 1998 (indoor, 1999 outdoor) in track and field … had a PR of 51-4 ½ for his best conference meet finish, fourth, at the 2000 SLC Outdoors … scored in three other conference meets … earned a Super Bowl ring with Tampa Bay in 2003 while on practice squad … played in one regular-season game with Dallas backing up Emmitt Smith … NFL Europe experience as a starting running back for Rhein … earned a doctoral degree in education … Top 100 Demons of All-Time team member.
 
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