Navy football great Rob Taylor set the standard for receivers in the program

For the past two seasons, Eli Heidenreich has been steadily pursuing a series of Navy football receiving records. He surpassed three of the most significant marks this season: becoming the program’s all-time record holder for receiving yards in a game, season and career. All three of those records were previously held by 1968 Naval Academy graduate Rob Taylor. As a standout wide receiver for Navy from 1965 to 1967, Taylor had 129 receptions totaling 1,736 yards and 13 touchdowns. In 1967, Taylor had 61 catches for 818 yards and six scores. All six of those records stood until Heidenreich came along. Heidenreich equaled the Navy record for touchdown catches in a season, jointly held by Taylor...