George Taylor Freshman - Defensive Back
5-11 180
Crestwood, KY
Oldham County High School... George played four seasons
of football, including two on the varsity for coach Mike Jackson...
also played basketball three seasons for coach Gary Forrest at OCHS...
first team Associated Press and second-team All-State player by The Courier-Journal
as an offensive runningback as Oldham County went 12-2 and advanced to
the quarterfinal round of the state playoffs... rushed for 1,941 yards
and 24 touchdowns, averaging an amazing 11.7 yards per rush in 1998...
also hauled in 14 pass receptions, four of which went for touchdowns...
intercepted two passes on defense last season... in addition to playing
runningback and defensive back, he also returned punts... first-team All-Region
II, District I pick in 1998... played in the Kentucky-Tennessee all-star
game this season... was an All-District and All-Region pick in basketball...
also served as team captain in basketball... hobbies include fishing, swimming
and playing basketball... was Rotary Student of the Month as a senior...
biggest athletic thrill was playing football his senior year as OCHS, who
was ranked as high as fifth in the state... selected Eastern because, “I
felt like I fit in”.