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Packers CEO Mark Murphy responds to passing of Jim Taylor

Packers CEO Mark Murphy responds to passing of Jim Taylor
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<p>PHOENIX, AZ - JANUARY 30: Green Bay Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy, representing 2014 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award finalist Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers, attends the NFL Walter Payton Man of The Year Press Conference prior to the upcoming Super Bowl XLIX on January 30, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)</p>
Packers CEO Mark Murphy responds to passing of Jim Taylor
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Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback, Jim Taylor, passed away early Saturday morning. 

Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy released a statement on Twitter expressing his condolences. 

"He was a gritty, classic player on the Lombardi teams and a key figure of those great championship runs," said Murphy.

Taylor played for the Green Bay Packers from 1958-66. 

He was 83-years-old.

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