Otis Taylor, Super Bowl champion and Chiefs legend, dead at 80

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Longtime Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Otis Taylor, who helped lead the franchise to its first Super Bowl victory in 1970, has died, the team confirmed Friday.

Taylor, who spent more than 10 years in Kansas City, died on Thursday after a long battle with Parkinson's disease and dementia. 

Super Bowl I: Kansas City Chiefs Otis Taylor (86) in action, rushing against Green Bay Packers. Los Angeles, CA, January 15, 1967.  (Walter Iooss Jr. /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

"The Kansas City Chiefs organization is saddened by the passing of Otis Taylor. My family and I would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to Otis' wife Regina, his sister Odell and the entire Taylor family as we mourn his passing," Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said in a statement. 

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"Otis was a Chief throughout his 11-year career, and he played an integral part in the early success of our franchise. He became a Kansas City icon with his signature touchdown in Super Bowl IV, as he helped the Chiefs bring home our first Lombardi Trophy," Clark added. 

"He was one of the most dynamic receivers of his era, and he helped revolutionize the position. Off-the-field, he was kind and dedicated to his community. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Otis' legacy will live forever as a member of the Chiefs Hall of Fame."

Wide Receiver Otis Taylor, #89 of the Kansas City Chiefs, sitting on the bench circa early 1970s during an NFL football game at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Taylor played for the Chiefs from 1965 to 1975.  (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

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