David Merritt Taylor (born October 17, 1949) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the fifth round of the 1973 NFL Draft. He played college football at Catawba and was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team tackle on the 1972 Little All-America college football team.[1]
Taylor graduated from Chapel Hill High School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[2]