William Reginald Taylor (19 March 1908 – 5 August 1982) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL) and Williamstown in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).

Family

The son of Thomas Edgar Taylor (1885-1931) and Ildica Eunice "Hilda" Taylor (1889-1953), née Phillips, later Mrs. William Robert Keam, Williams Reginald Taylor was born at

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on 19 March 1908. Taylor married Dorothea (a.k.a. Dorothy) Helen "Dossie" Reid (1910–1965), later Mrs. Maximillian Mackrill, on 11 June 1929. They had two children together. They separated in 1936, and divorced in 1940. He married Veronica Therese Kavanagh (1920–1984) in 1941.

Sprinting

Taylor was a sprinter who competed in professional races in the early 1930s, including winning the Bruthen Gift in 1933.

Football

Taylor commenced his senior football career with Williamstown in 1932 and playing mostly in the centre he established himself as a key member of the side, being appointed as vice-captain in 1935. In 1936 Taylor transferred to North Melbourne and played the first three rounds of the season but was then dropped to the reserves. In July he transferred back to Williamstown where he played until the end of the 1938 season.

Notes

References

* Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014), ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.)'', Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing.

External links

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Reg Taylor's playing statistics
from The VFA Project 1908 births 1982 deaths Australian rules footballers from Ballarat Williamstown Football Club players North Melbourne Football Club players Australian male sprinters 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1908-stub