Ronald Roy 'Ron' Taylor (born 20 July 1932) was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with South Melbourne

Sydney Swans

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 and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League

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 (VFL).

Taylor made his debut as a 20 year old in 1953 but didn't have a full season until 1955, when he managed 15 games. In 1955 he kicked three goals in a game against Essendon at Windy Hill.

He was more successful as an amateur boxer, winning the Australian heavyweight title in 1959. This effort saw him represent Australia at the 1960 Rome Olympics

1960 Summer Olympics

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, in the heavyweight division. Taylor was eliminated after being KO'd in the Preliminaries by American Percy Price.