Ran into Daydrion Taylor
Prefix: This takes place in Dallas.
My family went out to dinner tonight and on the way out of the restaurant , I was ushering my kids out while holding the door for a young lady who happened to have a Michigan Wolverines t-shirt on. While engaged in general chitchat, her dad mentioned he was a graduate and former football player. His name is Daydrion Taylor.
For those that remember Daydrion, he wore #28 in the late 90's. Without going to Google, what is he famous for?
Cool thing is that his family lives a couple blocks from us. Will have to get him out on the golf course.
August 14th, 2010 at 9:49 PM ^
Dude put the most viscious hit on a man I've ever seen. PSU 1997. Judgement Day. Neither player got up.
August 14th, 2010 at 9:49 PM ^
Isn't it supposed to be the other way around?
August 14th, 2010 at 9:51 PM ^
"Without going to Google?" You think we're that forgetful?
All he did was dish out the hit of the century in the Judgment Day PSU game (which, sadly, ended his career).
August 14th, 2010 at 9:50 PM ^
I can only pray that you regained consciousness in short order.
August 14th, 2010 at 10:03 PM ^
Best hit I've ever seen. Perfect for that game. It was a domination that day. Too bad it ended two careers.
August 14th, 2010 at 10:06 PM ^
Be careful next time you run into Daydrion Taylor. It might kill you.
Edit: i was beat to it, but still an awesome hit
August 15th, 2010 at 12:02 AM ^
that just made my day.
August 15th, 2010 at 12:17 AM ^
The real time video of that hit doesn't even do the play justice. The best view is the slow mo replay from behind Taylor as he goes in for the kill.
What a game. As soon as it started, I couldn't wait for the defense to get on the field and show the Beaver Stadium crowd what they were in for.
A far cry from the feeling I have these days of watching our defense.
August 15th, 2010 at 12:14 AM ^
He destroyed that tight end. It's unfortunate that this hit also ended his career.
August 14th, 2010 at 10:36 PM ^
OR the game. Michigan played the type of aggressive start-to-finish games we always long for as M fans. I'll never forget Glen Steele opening the 1st defensive series with a QB sack, and the domination just continued for 4 quarters.
August 14th, 2010 at 10:44 PM ^
That's one of the last games I didn't see. I was in the hospital getting a cast on a hand I broke the night before in a football game.
August 14th, 2010 at 10:46 PM ^
After that hit I remember thinking that both guys might actually be dead.
August 15th, 2010 at 3:56 AM ^
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YFOcfwWgqc
The Hit is around the 5:30 mark, but you're going to want to watch the whole video anyway.
Proper respect to WolverineHistorian.
August 15th, 2010 at 7:49 AM ^
One of my favorite hits of all time, just too bad about the outcome. The whole room screemed when we seen him try to take the PSU players head off.
August 15th, 2010 at 11:35 AM ^
My favorite part was how, to that point in the game, Penn State had not made a first down. Then they finally get one, and BAM!!!!
August 15th, 2010 at 12:12 PM ^
i've never been a combination of...
1. Super jacked up beyond words
and
2. Seriously worried for both players' health
...at the same time.
Thinking back now, it was quite surreal.
I "was sick as a dog" and couldn't go to college basketball practice that day, so "unfortunately" i was confined to my dorm to "get better and not get anyone else sick".
Coincidentally, a HUGE game was on that day that i just happened to be able to watch...
Defensive domination.
The whole nation knew we were to be taken incredibly serious after that game. And rightfully so.
August 15th, 2010 at 4:50 PM ^
And no one else is disturbed it's been long enough for him to have a daughter to be considered "a young lady"....damn...was it that long ago? I'm so old...