VUU names ex-football coach Joe Taylor as athletic director

RICHMOND, Virginia -- Virginia Union University introduced former Panthers’ football coach Joe Taylor as the school’s athletic director today.

Taylor, 63, led the Division II Panthers 1984-91 to a 60-24-3 mark. For the next 16 seasons, Taylor was FCS member Hampton University’s highly successful coach (136-48-1). The Pirates won five Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships and had only one losing season under Taylor. He was HU’s interim athletic director from 2005 to 2007.

Taylor moved to Florida A&M and went 35-19 in five seasons there. Taylor stepped down from the job late during the 2012 season.

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