Monday, Jul 30 2012, 5:58 pm
Jim Taylor rarely stood still on the sidelines during his coaching days at Shelby High School. He was also pacing until just before the ball was snapped, trying to get the perfect angle to watch the next play unfold.
His attention to detail had a lot to do with his coaching success. It?s also brought him another big honor, 15 years after he hung up his whistle for the last time.
Taylor is one of eight individuals selected for induction in the 2012 class for the North Carolina High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
Taylor along with Donnie?Baxter of Asheboro, Ronnie Chavis of Pembroke, Lawrence Dunn of Raleigh, Doug?Henderson of Greensboro, Lindsey Page?of Burlington, Larry Rhodes of Gastonia and Robert Steele of Salisbury have been named as the 27th?group of inductees to?join the prestigious hall. That brings to 148 the number?enshrined.
The?new inductees will be honored during special halftime ceremonies at a football?game at Kenan Stadium on Sept.?22 when North Carolina takes on East?Carolina.
Taylor, a native of Franklin, attended Franklin High School, then Gardner-Webb Junior College before graduating from Western Carolina, playing football at both Gardner-Webb and WCU.
He coached football at Polk Central for four years, from 1970 through ?74, while also coaching track and serving as athletic director. His football teams at Polk Central went 28-12 overall.
From 1974 through 2005, Taylor coached at Shelby, taking over the helm of the Golden Lions in 1977. He guided Shelby to 10 conference titles, two NCHSAA state championships and two state runner-up finishes. His teams were an outstanding 201-54-2 in his 21 seasons as a head coach there.
Since 2005, he has served as the county athletic director for the Cleveland County Schools. Already an inductee in the Cleveland County FCA Sports Hall of Fame, Taylor is a former president of the North Carolina Coaches Association and current executive secretary of the North Carolina Football Coaches Association.
Source: http://www.shelbystar.com/sports/coach-65540-hill-fame.html
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