Last month, Patriots running back Fred Taylor visited his old high school, Glades Central High School in Belle Glade, Fla. Before the visit, he went to see his son tear up the football field at his high school, Glades Day School.
According to a recent Boston.com story, with his father looking on from the bleachers, Kelvin Taylor, a 17-year-old sophomore, ran for 265 yards and four first-half touchdowns highlighted by a 93-yard run as well as an 80-yard kick return.
Kelvin, who stands 5-foot-11 and 215 pounds, was an All-State selection as an eighth grader and a year later he was selected as National Freshman of the Year.
"I never try to brag about him," Fred told Boston.com. "I never show how proud I am of him to people in public because I don't want people to think I’m throwing it in their face.
"I don't want to flaunt that I’ve got a son that's a very, very good high school athlete. I'm not a flashy guy. I know that with all the injuries I've had in my career, it could be gone in one hit. So I stay humble and modest and pray to God that he looks after him."
Fred also acknowledged that Kelvin has accomplished more than his father ever has in his short stint so far for his high school team.
"He knows the game much more than I did at that point."
Kelvin's goal is to one day follow in his father's footsteps.
"I want to be an NFL player. I don't know if I'm going to guarantee it, but if I keep going the way I should, I've got a very high chance that God will bless me to go to the NFL. I don't care which team."
As a freshman, Kelvin led the Gators to a 1B championship. In four playoff games, he rushed for 1,158 yards and 19 touchdowns on 146 carries. He scored the winning touchdown of the championship game in overtime. Since he already has 103 touchdowns in his first three years at Glades Day School, he has the opportunity to break the Florida mark of 109 as a sophomore this year in the playoffs.
"As soon as we saw him, we were elated because we knew he was going to be a special football player," said his head coach Pete Walker. "He's already well developed physically."
With another two years in high school to go, colleges are already mapping him out on their radar. The sophomore says that Oregon, Miami, Florida and Alabama are his top choices.
