Taylor served as Coppin's head wrestling coach from 1994 to 2001 and sent seven Eagles to the NCAA Wrestling Championships before passing away in August 2017.  Prior to his hire, Coppin had never sent an athlete to the NCAA Tournament. Known for his energy and enthusiasm on and off the mat, Taylor sent Coppin's first NCAA participant, Clevans Robinson, to the 2005 national tournament. Hall of Famer Keno Brown went to nationals in both 1996 and 1997, taking 12^th overall seed Rob Neidlinger of Penn State to overtime in his first match in the 190-pound weight class. Kenny Hunter joined Brown at the tournament in 1997 and they were followed by Sidney Billups in 1998 and Marty Kusick in 1999. Cairo Moorman made history in 2000 by becoming the first Eagles wrestler to win a match at Nationals with a victory over Portland State's Eric Arbogast in 2000.  In Taylor's final season as head coach, Sulieman Mumin was victorious over Jason Gilligan of Lock Haven at the NCAA Championship while falling to individuals from Nebraska and Boise State. Following his tenure at Coppin, Taylor worked on wrestling staffs at Loyola Blakefield and McDonough School.