Hall of Fame
Craig Taylor has been associated with George Fox for more than 45 years as a player, coach, administrator or professor. He served as the Director of Athletics since 1988 and has been a part of two National Championships. He helped oversee the university's transition from NAIA membership to NCAA Division III in 1995. He added seven new sports and guided the planning and building of the Austin Sports Complex, which houses both soccer programs, women's lacrosse and track and field. He also helped with the process in building the Stoffer Family Stadium and Duke Athletic Center, the Bruin Baseball field renovation and the Bruin Softball renovation.
Many of the coaches that served under Taylor had achieved conference, regional and national awards. He was named the NAIA District II Administrator of the Year in 1992, serving as an assistant professor of health and human performance at George Fox from 1978 to 1989.
Prior to serving as the athletic director, Taylor coached the university's baseball team (1974-79), women's basketball team (1981-93) and softball team (1981-99, 1990). In 1985, he was named NAIA District II Softball Coach of the Year.
Before his coaching duties, Taylor came to George Fox in 1971 as a junior forward for the men's basketball team. During the 1972-73 season, he helped the Bruins to their first-ever NAIA District II title. He also led the team to the first national appearance in the NAIA Men's Basketball Championship. He graduated from George Fox in 1974 and earned a master's degree in education from Linfield College in 1975.
Â
