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George Taliaferro

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Full Name: George Taliaferro Primary Position: B/HB/OHB/P
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/196 College: Indiana University
Birthdate: January 8, 1927 High School: Roosevelt (Gary, IN)
Birthplace: Gates, Tennessee Nickname: Fat
Pro Experience: 7 years
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Rushing Stats
    • 2.2 Passing Stats
    • 2.3 Receiving Stats
    • 2.4 Kick Return Stats
    • 2.5 Punting Stats
    • 2.6 Interception Stats
    • 2.7 Punt Return Stats
    • 2.8 Fumble Recovery Stats
  • 3 Trivia
  • 4 Video Gallery
  • 5 Picture Gallery
  • 6 See Also
  • 7 Categories

[edit] Biography

George Taliaferro (George Taliaferro) was born on January 8, 1927 in Gates, Tennessee. After going to high school at Roosevelt (Gary, IN), Taliaferro attended Indiana University. Taliaferro made his professional debut in the AAFC in 1949 with the Los Angeles Dons. He played in the AAFC for 1 year, playing for the Los Angeles Dons the entire time. Taliaferro also played in the NFL for 6 years, playing for the Baltimore Colts, New York Yanks, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys over the course of his 6 year NFL career.

Most people believe that 1950 was George Taliaferro's best year, as he ran in 4 TDs, caught 5 TD passes and had 473 kick return yards.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Rushing Stats

year team league games ATT YDS AVG TD LNG
1949 LAD AAFC 11 95 472 5 5 0
1950 NYK NFL 12 88 411 4.7 4 44
1951 NYK NFL 12 62 330 5.3 3 65t
1952 DAL NFL 12 100 419 4.2 1 38
1953 BLC NFL 11 102 479 4.7 2 50
1954 BLC NFL 10 48 157 3.3 0 29
1955 PHI NFL 3 3 -2 -0.7 0 0
1 year AAFC career 11 95 472 5 5 0
6 year NFL career 60 403 1794 4.5 10 0

[edit] Passing Stats

year team league games ATT CMP PCT YDS YPA TD INT SKD SKY RAT
1949 LAD AAFC 11 124 45 36.3 790 6.37 4 14 0 0 30
1950 NYK NFL 12 7 3 42.9 83 11.86 1 0 0 0 126.8
1951 NYK NFL 12 33 13 39.4 251 7.61 1 3 0 0 38.8
1952 DAL NFL 12 63 16 25.4 298 4.73 2 6 0 27 17.8
1953 BLC NFL 11 55 15 27.3 211 3.84 2 5 0 81 17.3
1954 BLC NFL 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1955 PHI NFL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 year AAFC career 11 124 45 36.3 790 6.37 4 14 0 0 30
6 year NFL career 60 160 47 29.4 843 5.27 6 15 0 108 22.5

[edit] Receiving Stats

year team league games REC YDS AVG TD LNG
1949 LAD AAFC 11 0 42 0 1 42L
1950 NYK NFL 12 21 299 14.2 5 43
1951 NYK NFL 12 16 230 14.4 2 47
1952 DAL NFL 12 21 244 11.6 1 78t
1953 BLC NFL 11 20 346 17.3 2 54
1954 BLC NFL 10 14 122 8.7 1 29t
1955 PHI NFL 3 3 17 5.7 0 14
1 year AAFC career 11 0 42 0 1 0
6 year NFL career 60 95 1258 13.2 11 0

[edit] Kick Return Stats

year team league games RET YDS AVG LNG TD
1949 LAD AAFC 11 13 313 24.1 0 0
1950 NYK NFL 12 25 473 18.9 34 0
1951 NYK NFL 12 27 622 23 47 0
1952 DAL NFL 12 6 146 24.3 35 0
1953 BLC NFL 11 16 331 20.7 39 0
1954 BLC NFL 10 7 134 19.1 24 0
1955 PHI NFL 3 1 16 16 16 0
1 year AAFC career 11 13 313 24.1 0 0
6 year NFL career 60 82 1722 21 0 0

[edit] Punting Stats

year team league games PT YDS LNG BLK TB I20 NET AVG
1949 LAD AAFC 11 27 982 0 2 0 0 0 36.4
1950 NYK NFL 12 1 39 39 0 0 0 0 39
1951 NYK NFL 12 76 2881 72 1 0 0 0 37.9
1952 DAL NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 BLC NFL 11 65 2437 61 0 4 0 0 37.5
1954 BLC NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 PHI NFL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 year AAFC career 11 27 982 72 2 0 0 0 36.4
6 year NFL career 60 142 5357 72 1 4 0 0 37.7

[edit] Interception Stats

year team league games INT YDS LNG TD
1949 LAD AAFC 11 0 0 0 0
1950 NYK NFL 12 0 0 0 0
1951 NYK NFL 12 4 74 34 0
1952 DAL NFL 12 0 0 0 0
1953 BLC NFL 11 0 0 0 0
1954 BLC NFL 10 0 0 0 0
1955 PHI NFL 3 0 0 0 0
1 year AAFC career 11 0 0 0 0
6 year NFL career 60 4 74 0 0

[edit] Punt Return Stats

year team league games RET YDS AVG FC LNG TD
1949 LAD AAFC 11 2 53 26.5 0 0 1
1950 NYK NFL 12 9 129 14.3 0 27 0
1951 NYK NFL 12 9 68 7.6 0 23 0
1952 DAL NFL 12 1 4 4 0 4 0
1953 BLC NFL 11 10 31 3.1 0 7 0
1954 BLC NFL 10 5 34 6.8 0 18 0
1955 PHI NFL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 year AAFC career 11 2 53 26.5 0 0 1
6 year NFL career 60 34 266 7.8 0 0 0

[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats

year team league games TOT OWR OPR YDS TD
1949 LAD AAFC 11 0 0 0 0 0
1950 NYK NFL 12 11 5 0 0 0
1951 NYK NFL 12 5 3 0 0 0
1952 DAL NFL 12 6 1 0 0 0
1953 BLC NFL 11 10 2 0 0 0
1954 BLC NFL 10 1 1 0 0 0
1955 PHI NFL 3 2 1 0 4 0
1 year AAFC career 11 0 0 0 0 0
6 year NFL career 60 35 13 0 4 0

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