His name was Otis Taylor and he played wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs. He was a rugged receiver with sure hands and the uncanny instinct to catch anything thrown his direction.

"Otis made my job easy," former Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson said. "If you got the pass to Otis, you knew he'd catch it."

If you are a Chiefs fan from the Taylor era, two plays immediately come to mind.

The first was in a game against NFL rival Washington. With Redskin defender Pat Fischer pinning one arm to his side, Taylor leaped into the air and came down with a one-handed reception. Today, it's simply called "That Catch."

The second catch was somewhat routine, but it was anything but routine the way Taylor took the ball into the end zone. It happened in Super Bowl IV when Taylor caught a short pass in the flat, turned upfield and stiff-armed his way toward a 46-yard touchdown in the Chiefs 23-7 victory over Minnesota.

He and San Diego's Lance Alworth were the two most revered wide receivers in the history of the AFL. Taylor, a product of Prairie View (Texas), was three Pro Bowl teams and enjoyed 21 100-yard receiving days.

He stood 6-foot-3 and weighed 215 pounds. Along with his sure hands, he was a devastating upfield blocker, springing backs like Mike Garrett and Robert Homes for many long gainers. He and Homes teamed up for the longest reception in Chiefs history in 1969 when he caught a pass for 79 yards, then lateraled to Holmes, who carried it another 14 yards for a touchdown.

His career totals read 410 receptions (No. 2 in team history behind Henry Marshall), 7,306 yards and 57 touchdowns.