George Taliaferro
George Taliaferro
Born: January 8, 1927
Gates, TN USA
Deceased: October 8, 2018
Position: HB-TB-QB-DB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 196
College: Indiana
High School: Theodore Roosevelt (Gary, IN)
Career: 1949-1955
Drafted: 1949 in Round 13, #129 overall by the Chicago Hornets
George Taliaferro played from 1949 to 1955 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Dallas Texans, Los Angeles Dons, New York Yanks and Philadelphia Eagles. Taliaferro threw for 1,633 yards in his career, completing 92 of 284 passes with 10 touchdowns and 29 interceptions. He also ran for 2,266 yards in 498 attempts with 15 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 124 | 45 | 36.3 | 790 | 6.4 | 4 | 3.2 | 14 | 11.3 | 0 | 30.0 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 83 | 11.9 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 50 | 126.8 |
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 33 | 13 | 39.4 | 251 | 7.6 | 1 | 3.0 | 3 | 9.1 | 51 | 38.8 |
| 1952 | NFL Dallas Texans | 63 | 16 | 25.4 | 298 | 4.7 | 2 | 3.2 | 6 | 9.5 | 48 | 17.8 |
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 55 | 15 | 27.3 | 211 | 3.8 | 2 | 3.6 | 5 | 9.1 | 45 | 17.3 |
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AAFC | 124 | 45 | 36.3 | 790 | 6.4 | 4 | 3.2 | 14 | 11.3 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 160 | 47 | 29.4 | 843 | 5.3 | 6 | 3.8 | 15 | 9.4 | 51 | ||
| Totals | 284 | 92 | 32.4 | 1633 | 5.8 | 10 | 3.5 | 29 | 10.2 | 51 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 95 | 472 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 88 | 411 | 4.7 | 44 | 4 |
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 62 | 330 | 5.3 | 65 | 3 |
| 1952 | NFL Dallas Texans | 100 | 419 | 4.2 | 38 | 1 |
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 102 | 479 | 4.7 | 50 | 2 |
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 48 | 157 | 3.3 | 29 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| AAFC | 95 | 472 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| NFL | 403 | 1794 | 4.5 | 65 | 10 | |
| Totals | 498 | 2266 | 4.6 | 65 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 42 | 1 | |||
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 21 | 299 | 14.2 | 43 | 5 |
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 16 | 230 | 14.4 | 47 | 2 |
| 1952 | NFL Dallas Texans | 21 | 244 | 11.6 | 78 | 1 |
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 20 | 346 | 17.3 | 54 | 2 |
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 14 | 122 | 8.7 | 29 | 1 |
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 14 | 0 |
| AAFC | 0 | 42 | 0 | 1 | ||
| NFL | 95 | 1258 | 13.2 | 78 | 11 | |
| Totals | 95 | 1300 | 13.7 | 78 | 12 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 27 | 982 | 36.4 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 |
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 76 | 2881 | 37.9 | 72 |
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 65 | 2437 | 37.5 | 61 |
| AAFC | 27 | 982 | 36.4 | 0 | |
| NFL | 142 | 5357 | 37.7 | 72 | |
| Totals | 169 | 6339 | 37.5 | 72 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 52 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 9 | 129 | 14.3 | 27 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 23 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Dallas Texans | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 18 | 0 |
| AAFC | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 52 | 1 | |
| NFL | 34 | 266 | 7.8 | 27 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 319 | 8.9 | 52 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 13 | 313 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 25 | 473 | 18.9 | 34 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 27 | 622 | 23.0 | 47 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Dallas Texans | 6 | 146 | 24.3 | 35 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 16 | 331 | 20.7 | 39 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 7 | 134 | 19.1 | 24 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| AAFC | 13 | 313 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 82 | 1722 | 21.0 | 47 | 0 | |
| Totals | 95 | 2035 | 21.4 | 47 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | NFL Dallas Texans | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||
| 1952 | NFL Dallas Texans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| AAFC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
| NFL | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | |
| Totals | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 11 | 4 |
| 1950 | NFL | New York Yanks | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | New York Yanks | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Dallas Texans | 12 | 12 |
| 1953 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 11 | 11 |
| 1954 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 11 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 |
Honors
1949 - AAFC AAFC All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1949 - AAFC New York Daily News All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1949 - AAFC United Press International All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1952 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
