Legend who starred in three grand finals for Parramatta reveals his homeless hell as he survived on $1 McDonald’s hash browns and stolen teabags while begging on the streets
- Paul Taylor, 63, won four premierships in the 1980s with Parramatta Eels
- Classy fullback then went broke, was divorced and homeless in Brisbane
- Glory premiership laps replaced by $1 hash browns and begging for change
Parramatta Eels legend Paul Taylor has revealed how he went through hell when he ended up homeless after retiring and was forced to live on McDonald’s hash browns while he begged for money.
The former fullback, 63 – who was a favourite of legendary Eels coach Jack Gibson and played surrounded by superstars such as Peter Sterling, Brett Kenny, Mick Cronin and Ray Price – won four premierships with the team in the 1980s.
But a decade later, the glory days were well and truly over – Taylor was flat broke and living rough on the streets.
‘I once had two houses. I had a four-acre property in Matcham [on the NSW Central Coast] and another place at Umina,’ Taylor said.
‘I [also] got divorced but it wasn’t her fault. It was just the way things went.’
Parramatta legend Paul Taylor (pictured left, with Eels teammate Peter Wynn) has revealed his homeless hell where he lived on McDonald’s hash browns and begged for money on the streets of Brisbane
Taylor (pictured on the right of the JJ Giltinan Shield trophy after the Eels won their last premiership) was the fullback when Parramatta won titles in 1982, 1983 and 1986
When he moved to Queensland in a bid to be closer to his son Jamie, Taylor’s life began to unravel.
Victory laps at the SCG with his Eels teammates were a distant memory as he was forced to exist on a diet of $1 McDonald’s…
Source : dailymail
