Education
Van Taylor graduated from West Essex High School where he was a Parade Magazine High School All American soccer player. He graduated in 1975 with a bachelor"s degree in health and physical education.
Van Taylor graduated from West Essex High School where he was a Parade Magazine High School All American soccer player. He graduated in 1975 with a bachelor"s degree in health and physical education.
He is currently the men"s soccer coach at Lander University. In 1982, he was inducted into the Erskine College Athletic Hall of Fame. He is ranked fourth on the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics single-game saves list.
In 1975, the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League selected Van Taylor in the first round of the NASL draft, but he never made the first team
In 1977, he played for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers as Gordon Banks" backup before moving to the New York Eagles of the American Soccer League in 1978. In 1979 and 1980, he played of the Columbus Magic.
In the fall of 1980, Van Taylor signed with the expansion Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played six games then was traded to the Phoenix Inferno.
He remained with the Inferno through the 1983-1984 season when the team was known as the Phoenix Pride.
In 1985, he was hired as the head coach of the Lander University men"s soccer team where he has amassed over 350 wins and still remains today. He is also former manager of PDL outfit, Palmetto Football Club Bantams.