Mike Taliaferro

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Mike Taliaferro
No. 17
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1941-07-26) July 26, 1941 (age 82)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Wheaton Warrenville South (Wheaton, Illinois)
College:Illinois
NFL draft:1963 / Round: 10 / Pick: 138
AFL draft:1963 / Round: 28 / Pick: 219
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
TD-INT:36-63
Yards:5,241
QB Rating:46.1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Myron Eugene Taliaferro (pronounced "tollifur", born July 26, 1941) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, leading third-ranked Illinois to a 1964 Rose Bowl victory over Washington by the score of 17–7.[1]

Taliaferro played in eight AFL and NFL seasons from 1964 to 1972 for three teams, and was an AFL All-Star in 1969. In 1974, Taliaferro signed with the Houston Texans of the World Football League (WFL).

References

  1. ^ "Bengals cut two". The Bryan Times. (Ohio). UPI. September 15, 1972. p. 11.

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