LaVerne Harrison "Kip" Taylor (November 25, 1907 – July 17, 2002) was an American football player and coach.Taylor earned all-state honors in football and basketball at Pioneer High School.Under Taylor's watch the Oregon State football team was racially integrated for the first time.[4] On November 22, 1954, with a career record at Oregon State of 20–36, Taylor and his entire staff submitted their resignations, effective July 1.[4] Taylor managed the Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Oregon, and the University of Michigan Golf Course before retiring in 1972.