# Tim Baylor

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**Tim O. Baylor** (born May 23, 1954) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [defensive back](/source/Defensive_back) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/College_football) for the [Morgan State Bears](/source/Morgan_State_Bears_football) in [Baltimore, Maryland](/source/Baltimore,_Maryland), and was selected by the [Baltimore Colts](/source/Baltimore_Colts) in the tenth round of the [1976 NFL draft](/source/1976_NFL_draft). He played for the Colts for three seasons and the [Minnesota Vikings](/source/Minnesota_Vikings) for one season in 1979. Baylor was the tallest defensive back in history of the NFL at 6'6" [1] He is a member of [Iota Phi Theta](/source/Iota_Phi_Theta) fraternity.

## Post-football career

Even since retiring from the NFL, Baylor has been very involved in the business and political scene in [Minneapolis, Minnesota](/source/Minneapolis,_Minnesota) community, where he currently resides. Baylor is founder and president of JADT Development Group, a residential and commercial construction firm, in Minneapolis.[2] He also operates three McDonald's franchises in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area.[3] Baylor has also served as a former member of the Minneapolis Planning Commission from 1992 to 2001, and ran as a candidate for [Lieutenant Governor](/source/Lieutenant_Governor) for the State of Minnesota in 2006.[4]

## References

1. ["Tim Baylor Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070930163826/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BAYLOTIM01). databaseFootball.com. 1954-05-23. Archived from [the original](http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BAYLOTIM01) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2014-06-29.

1. [\[1\]](http://www.onemanminneapolis.com/about.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100119011639/http://www.onemanminneapolis.com/about.html) January 19, 2010 at the Wayback Machine

1. Battle, Roxane. ["Baylors, burgers and bingo: Community by design"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110105221326/http://www.minnpost.com/roxanebattle/2008/01/28/697/baylors_burgers_and_bingo_community_by_design). MinnPost. Archived from [the original](http://www.minnpost.com/roxanebattle/2008/01/28/697/baylors_burgers_and_bingo_community_by_design) on 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2014-06-29.

1. Robson, Britt (2006-05-31). ["Lourey to name Tim Baylor as Lieutenant Governor choice | City Pages"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121009070849/http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2006/05/lourey_to_name_tim_baylor_as_l.php). Blogs.citypages.com. Archived from [the original](http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2006/05/lourey_to_name_tim_baylor_as_l.php) on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2014-06-29.

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