Aaron Taylor

Back from Broken

Colorado Public Radio

Society & Culture

5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Aaron Taylor was a standout athlete at the University of Notre Dame. He went on to become a Super Bowl champion with the Green Bay Packers. But behind all that success, Aaron was a high-functioning alcoholic. After an injury ended his career, Aaron had to come to terms with his addiction and heal the childhood trauma he had never addressed.

Back From Broken is a show about how we are all broken sometimes, and how we need help from time to time. If you’re struggling, you can find a list of resources at BackFromBroken.org.

Host: Vic Vela
Lead producer: Kibwe Cooper
Editor: Rebekah Romberg
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Erin Jones, Emily Williams, Andrew Villegas
Music: Daniel Mescher and Brad Turner with additional music from Universal Production Music
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale
Thanks also to Rachel Estabrook, Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Arielle Wilson, Kim Nguyen.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Vic. Just so you know, there's some strong language in this episode, including a racial slur and a description of sexual abuse. Please be advised.
0:16.1	It was September 15, 1990, South Bend, Indiana at the legendary Notre Dame football
0:24.0	stadium.
0:24.5	A matchup of the two winning us programs in Division I-A history.
0:29.7	Michigan and Notre Dame coming up from South Bend.
0:33.5	It was the first game of the season and fans were going crazy for the fighting Irish, the
0:38.4	top-ranked team in the country.
0:40.7	Their opponent?
0:41.6	The Michigan Wolverines, one of Notre Dame's longest and fiercest rivals.
0:46.2	The atmosphere was thick with excitement and anticipation as the Notre Dame fight song
0:51.8	filled the stadium.
1:01.7	And it was the first college game for an 18-year-old offensive tackle named Aaron Taylor.
1:05.9	It was surreal.
1:07.0	It was against the University of Michigan,
1:10.2	those guys with those ugly looking helmets,
1:12.9	came into South Bend, and I remember I had worked my way up in preseason in training camp
1:20.6	to basically have an opportunity to be dressed. Now, there was zero chance I was going to play,
1:25.4	but like I had shoulder pads and a helmet on and was like out there.
1:29.7	And I remember we walked up into the locker room and coach holds, if anybody knows, kind of talks with the list.
1:36.2	He's like a small diminutive so best to the cat.
1:40.9	And he was really big on this process about how we win.
1:45.0	You know, you have to follow the steps.
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