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Coach Taylor

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Eric Taylor is the principled, tough-yet-compassionate high school football coach at the heart of Friday Night Lights. Leading both the Dillon Panthers and later the East Dillon Lions to state championships, he balances the immense pressure of coaching in football-obsessed Texas while serving as a moral compass and father figure to players and maintaining his devotion to his family.

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