Jim Taylor ( American football ) James Charles " Jim " Taylor ( born September 20 , 1935 ) is a former professional American football fullback in the National Football League . Taylor played for ten seasons , from 1958 - 67 . He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame , inducted in the summer of 1976 . He was a running back for the Green Bay Packers from 1958 - 66 , and for the New Orleans Saints in their first season of 1967 . High school and college career . " Jimmy " Taylor was a star athlete at Baton Rouge High in Baton Rouge , LA . He played college football at LSU and was an All - America n in 1957 . His final game at LSU was a 25 - 6 victory over Tulane , that was the start of 22 game unbeaten streak for the Tigers . Professional career . Green Bay Packers . Taylor was selected by the Packers in the second round of the 1958 NFL Draft , the 15th overall pick . He holds many Packers ' records , including both career and single - season touchdowns . He was the Packers ' all - time leading rusher until Ahman Green broke his record on November 8 , 2009 . He won the NFL rushing title in 1962 , the only season that Jim Brown did not lead the league during his nine year career . Taylor ' s single - season yardage mark ( 1474 ) was not surpassed by a Packer until Ahman Green ran for 1883 yards in 2003 ( a 16 game season as opposed to the 14 game 1962 season ) . At retirement , Taylor ' s 83 career rushing touchdowns placed him behind only Jim Brown . Taylor was a member of four Packer NFL championship teams ( 1961 , 1962 , 1965 , and 1966 ) , where he was teamed in the backfield with halfback Paul Hornung . In the Packers 16 - 7 championship win over the New York Giants in 1962 , Taylor set a championship record with 31 carries ( for 85 yards ) and scored Green Bay ' s only touchdown of the game . In Green Bay ' s 1965 championship win , he rushed for 97 yards . In January 1967 , Taylor and the Packers played in Super Bowl I , in which they easily defeated the Kansas City Chiefs . Taylor was the top rusher of the game with 56 rushing yards and a touchdown ( with his score being the first rushing touchdown in Super Bowl history ) . Although not exceptional in size ( 6 - 0 , 214 lbs . ) , Taylor was a physical fullback who often won legendary duels with linebacker Sam Huff . Taylor was selected to five consecutive Pro Bowl s from 1960 - 64 . He fumble d only 34 times in the 2 , 173 times he handled the ball ( 1 . 56 % of his touches . ) Taylor was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001 . New Orleans Saints . In 1967 , Taylor played a season with the expansion New Orleans Saints ; a year later , he retired from pro football . He finished his career with 8 , 597 yards and 83 rushing touchdowns , highlighted by his five straight 1 , 000 - yard rushing seasons from 1960 - 1964 . Taylor also caught 225 passes for 1756 yards and 10 touchdowns , and returned 7 kickoff s for 185 yards , giving him a total of 10 , 539 net yards and 93 touchdowns . His 8 , 207 rushing yards with the Packers remained a franchise record until Ahman Green surpassed it on November 8 , 2009 . Taylor was the first running back in NFL history to gain over 1 , 000 for five consecutive seasons .