Athletic Department
Byron C. 'Jack' Taylor
Year Inducted: 1985
Category: Baseball
-Three-sport star at Landis, N.C. High School
-Entered Catawba at age 16 and played three sports
-Baseball pitcher at Catawba (career record of 18-3); All-North State Conference in baseball, 1946-47; All-State Collegiate baseball, 1947; Helped lead Catawba in (5-0 record) to conference title, 1945
-Pro-baseball player for Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies organizations, 1948-61
-Pro pitching record of 182-153 with 209 complete games;had 1,610 strikeouts as pro pitcher; won 22 games for High Point-Thomasville in 1956
-Rockwell Little League coach for 16 years (10 championships)
-Helped organize other you baseball leagues in East Rowan area
-Owner & operator of variety stores for over 30 years
Calendar
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| 1 | 2 October 2 Volleyball @ Wingate 0-3 | 3 October 3 Soccer (W) vs. WINGATE 2-1 Soccer (M) vs. WINGATE 1-5 | 4 | 5 October 5 Swimming Men @ Gardner-Webb 92-170 Volleyball @ Anderson 0-3 | 6 October 6 Volleyball @ Newberry 3-2 Football vs. ALBANY STATE 21-35 Soccer (M) vs. SHAW 3-0 Soccer (W) vs. SHAW 6-1 | |
| 7 October 7 Tennis (M) vs. BLUEFIELD ST. 3-4 Tennis (W) vs. BLUEFIELD ST. 7-0 | 8 October 8 Golf (W) in RENDLEMAN INV - Day 1 (CC of SALISBURY) | 9 October 9 Golf (W) in RENDLEMAN INV - Day 2 (CC of SALISBURY) 10th of 18 Tennis (W) vs. WINSTON-SALEM ST, ppd. 5 p.m. Volleyball @ Coker 1-3 | 10 October 10 Soccer (W) @ Mars Hill 1-0 | 11 | 12 October 12 Cross Country Royals Challenge M-15th;W-19th Swimming Women @ Converse Invite (Day 1) Volleyball vs. TUSCULUM 2-3 | 13 October 13 Swimming Women @ Converse Invite (Day 2) 1st of 5 Volleyball vs. LINCOLN MEMORIAL 0-3 Football @ Wingate 25-35 |
| 14 October 14 Soccer (M) vs. COKER 1-2 Soccer (W) vs. COKER 5-0 | 15 October 15 Golf (W) @ Noble Memorial - Day 1 (Achasta GC) Golf (M) @ Donald Ross Inv. - Day 1 (Mimosa Hills CC) | 16 October 16 Golf (M) @ Donald Ross Inv. - Day 2 (Mimosa Hills CC) 9th of 14 Golf (W) @ Noble Memorial - Day 2 (Achasta GC) 9th of 14 Volleyball vs. QUEENS 2-3 | 17 October 17 Soccer (M) @ Lenoir-Rhyne 1-4 Soccer (W) @ Lenoir-Rhyne 1-4 | 18 | 19 October 19 Volleyball vs. LENOIR-RHYNE 7 p.m. | 20 October 20 Football vs. TUSCULUM 1:30 p.m. Volleyball @ Mars HIll 2 p.m. Soccer (W) vs. ANDERSON 5 p.m. Soccer (M) vs. ANDERSON 7:30 p.m. |
| 21 | 22 October 22 Golf (W) @ Flagler Fall Slam - Day 1 (Marsh Creek CC) | 23 October 23 Golf (W) @ Flagler Fall Slam - Day 2 (Marsh Creek CC) | 24 October 24 Soccer (W) vs. CHOWAN 2 p.m. Soccer (M) vs. BELMONT ABBEY 7:30 p.m. | 25 October 25 Tennis (W) vs. Newberry 2 p.m. Tennis (M) vs. Newberry 2 p.m. | 26 October 26 Volleyball @ Carson-Newman 7 p.m. | 27 October 27 Basketball (W) @ UNC Wilmington (Exhib.) noon Football vs. LIMESTONE 1:30 p.m. Volleyball @ Tusculum 2 p.m. Soccer (W) @ Carson-Newman 5 p.m. Soccer (M) @ Carson-Newman 7:30 p.m. |
| 28 | 29 | 30 October 30 Soccer (W) SAC Tournament (1st Round) Basketball (M) @ Wichita St. (Exhib.) Volleyball vs. COKER 6:30 p.m. | 31 | |||
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