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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Touch | Y/Tch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | Awards | ||||||
| 1949 | 22 | LAD | AAFC | TB | 11 | 4 | 95 | 472 | 5 | 5.0 | 42.9 | 8.6 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 42 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 95 | 5.4 | 514 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | 23 | NYY | NFL | LH | 12 | 12 | 88 | 411 | 4 | 44 | 4.7 | 34.3 | 7.3 | 21 | 299 | 14.2 | 5 | 43 | 1.8 | 24.9 | 109 | 6.5 | 710 | 9 | 11 | |
| 1951 | 24 | NYY | NFL | LH | 12 | 5 | 62 | 330 | 3 | 65 | 5.3 | 27.5 | 5.2 | 16 | 230 | 14.4 | 2 | 47 | 1.3 | 19.2 | 78 | 7.2 | 560 | 5 | 5 | PB |
| 1952 | 25 | DTX | NFL | LH | 12 | 12 | 100 | 419 | 1 | 38 | 4.2 | 34.9 | 8.3 | 21 | 244 | 11.6 | 1 | 78 | 1.8 | 20.3 | 121 | 5.5 | 663 | 2 | 6 | PB,AP-2 |
| 1953 | 26 | BAL | NFL | LH/QB | 11 | 11 | 102 | 479 | 2 | 50 | 4.7 | 43.5 | 9.3 | 20 | 346 | 17.3 | 2 | 54 | 1.8 | 31.5 | 122 | 6.8 | 825 | 4 | 10 | PB |
| 1954 | 27 | BAL | NFL | LH | 11 | 7 | 48 | 157 | 0 | 29 | 3.3 | 14.3 | 4.4 | 14 | 122 | 8.7 | 1 | 29 | 1.3 | 11.1 | 62 | 4.5 | 279 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1955 | 28 | PHI | NFL | HB | 3 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | -0.7 | -0.7 | 1.0 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 14 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 6 | 2.5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 Yrs | 72 | 51 | 498 | 2266 | 15 | 65 | 4.6 | 31.5 | 6.9 | 95 | 1300 | 13.7 | 12 | 78 | 1.3 | 18.1 | 593 | 6.0 | 3566 | 27 | 35 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 12 | 118 | 535 | 4 | 65 | 4.6 | 31.5 | 6.9 | 22 | 307 | 13.7 | 3 | 78 | 1.3 | 18.1 | 140 | 6.0 | 842 | 6 | 8 | |||||
| NYY (2 Yrs) | 24 | 17 | 150 | 741 | 7 | 65 | 4.9 | 30.9 | 6.3 | 37 | 529 | 14.3 | 7 | 47 | 1.5 | 22.0 | 187 | 6.8 | 1270 | 14 | 16 | |||||
| BAL (2 Yrs) | 22 | 18 | 150 | 636 | 2 | 50 | 4.2 | 28.9 | 6.8 | 34 | 468 | 13.8 | 3 | 54 | 1.5 | 21.3 | 184 | 6.0 | 1104 | 5 | 11 | |||||
| DTX (1 Yr) | 12 | 12 | 100 | 419 | 1 | 38 | 4.2 | 34.9 | 8.3 | 21 | 244 | 11.6 | 1 | 78 | 1.8 | 20.3 | 121 | 5.5 | 663 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| LAD (1 Yr) | 11 | 4 | 95 | 472 | 5 | 5.0 | 42.9 | 8.6 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 42 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 95 | 5.4 | 514 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| PHI (1 Yr) | 3 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | -0.7 | -0.7 | 1.0 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 14 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 6 | 2.5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| NFL (6 Yrs) | 61 | 47 | 403 | 1794 | 10 | 65 | 4.5 | 29.4 | 6.6 | 95 | 1258 | 13.2 | 11 | 78 | 1.6 | 20.6 | 498 | 6.1 | 3052 | 21 | 35 | |||||
| AAFC (1 Yr) | 11 | 4 | 95 | 472 | 5 | 5.0 | 42.9 | 8.6 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 42 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 95 | 5.4 | 514 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | Awards | |||||||||||
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| 1949 | 22 | LAD | AAFC | TB | 11 | 4 | 45 | 124 | 36.3 | 790 | 4 | 3.2 | 14 | 11.3 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 17.6 | 71.8 | 30.0 | 8 | 107 | 6.06 | 5.17 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | 23 | NYY | NFL | LH | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 83 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 50 | 11.9 | 14.7 | 27.7 | 6.9 | 126.8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1951 | 24 | NYY | NFL | LH | 12 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 39.4 | 251 | 1 | 3.0 | 3 | 9.1 | 51 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 19.3 | 20.9 | 38.8 | 0 | 0 | PB | ||||||
| 1952 | 25 | DTX | NFL | LH | 12 | 12 | 16 | 63 | 25.4 | 298 | 2 | 3.2 | 6 | 9.5 | 48 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 18.6 | 24.8 | 17.8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | PB,AP-2 | |||||
| 1953 | 26 | BAL | NFL | LH/QB | 11 | 11 | 0-3-0 | 15 | 55 | 27.3 | 211 | 2 | 3.6 | 5 | 9.1 | 45 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 14.1 | 19.2 | 17.3 | 87 | 0 | 0 | PB | ||||
| 1954 | 27 | BAL | NFL | LH | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | -22.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 Yrs | 72 | 51 | 0-3-0 | 92 | 284 | 32.4 | 1633 | 10 | 3.5 | 29 | 10.2 | 51 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 17.8 | 22.7 | 25.2 | 8 | 221 | 6.06 | 4.84 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 12 | 0-17 | 22 | 67 | 32.4 | 386 | 2 | 3.5 | 7 | 10.2 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 17.8 | 22.7 | 25.2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| NYY (2 Yrs) | 24 | 17 | 16 | 40 | 40.0 | 334 | 2 | 5.0 | 3 | 7.5 | 51 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 20.9 | 13.9 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| BAL (2 Yrs) | 22 | 18 | 0-3-0 | 15 | 57 | 26.3 | 211 | 2 | 3.5 | 6 | 10.5 | 45 | 3.7 | -0.3 | 14.1 | 9.6 | 14.6 | 87 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| DTX (1 Yr) | 12 | 12 | 16 | 63 | 25.4 | 298 | 2 | 3.2 | 6 | 9.5 | 48 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 18.6 | 24.8 | 17.8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| LAD (1 Yr) | 11 | 4 | 45 | 124 | 36.3 | 790 | 4 | 3.2 | 14 | 11.3 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 17.6 | 71.8 | 30.0 | 8 | 107 | 6.06 | 5.17 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| PHI (1 Yr) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| NFL (6 Yrs) | 61 | 47 | 0-3-0 | 47 | 160 | 29.4 | 843 | 6 | 3.8 | 15 | 9.4 | 51 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 17.9 | 13.8 | 22.5 | 114 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| AAFC (1 Yr) | 11 | 4 | 45 | 124 | 36.3 | 790 | 4 | 3.2 | 14 | 11.3 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 17.6 | 71.8 | 30.0 | 8 | 107 | 6.06 | 5.17 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Punting | ||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | Awards | |
| 1949 | 22 | LAD | AAFC | TB | 11 | 4 | 27 | 982 | 36.4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1950 | 23 | NYY | NFL | LH | 12 | 12 | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 1951 | 24 | NYY | NFL | LH | 12 | 5 | 76 | 2881 | 37.9 | 72 | 1 | PB |
| 1953 | 26 | BAL | NFL | LH/QB | 11 | 11 | 65 | 2437 | 37.5 | 61 | 0 | PB |
| 7 Yrs | 72 | 51 | 169 | 6339 | 37.5 | 72 | 3 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 12 | 40 | 1497 | 37.5 | 72 | 1 | |||||
| NYY (2 Yrs) | 24 | 17 | 77 | 2920 | 37.9 | 72 | 1 | |||||
| BAL (2 Yrs) | 22 | 18 | 65 | 2437 | 37.5 | 61 | 0 | |||||
| DTX (1 Yr) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| LAD (1 Yr) | 11 | 4 | 27 | 982 | 36.4 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| PHI (1 Yr) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NFL (6 Yrs) | 61 | 47 | 142 | 5357 | 37.7 | 72 | 1 | |||||
| AAFC (1 Yr) | 11 | 4 | 27 | 982 | 36.4 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | IntTD | Lng | Fmb | FR | Yds | FRTD | Sk | Sfty | Awards |
| 1950 | 23 | NYY | NFL | LH | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 1951 | 24 | NYY | NFL | LH | 12 | 5 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | PB |
| 1952 | 25 | DTX | NFL | LH | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | PB,AP-2 |
| 1953 | 26 | BAL | NFL | LH/QB | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | PB |
| 1954 | 27 | BAL | NFL | LH | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 1955 | 28 | PHI | NFL | HB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 7 Yrs | 72 | 51 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| NYY (2 Yrs) | 24 | 17 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| BAL (2 Yrs) | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| DTX (1 Yr) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| LAD (1 Yr) | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| PHI (1 Yr) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| NFL (6 Yrs) | 61 | 47 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| AAFC (1 Yr) | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | PRTD | Lng | Ret | Yds | KRTD | Lng | APYd | Awards | ||
| 1949 | 22 | LAD | AAFC | TB | 11 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 52 | 26.5 | 13 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 880 | |
| 1950 | 23 | NYY | NFL | LH | 12 | 12 | 9 | 129 | 0 | 27 | 14.3 | 25 | 473 | 0 | 34 | 18.9 | 1312 | |
| 1951 | 24 | NYY | NFL | LH | 12 | 5 | 9 | 68 | 0 | 23 | 7.6 | 27 | 622 | 0 | 47 | 23.0 | 1324 | PB |
| 1952 | 25 | DTX | NFL | LH | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 6 | 146 | 0 | 35 | 24.3 | 813 | PB,AP-2 |
| 1953 | 26 | BAL | NFL | LH/QB | 11 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 3.1 | 16 | 331 | 0 | 39 | 20.7 | 1187 | PB |
| 1954 | 27 | BAL | NFL | LH | 11 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 6.8 | 7 | 134 | 0 | 24 | 19.1 | 447 | |
| 1955 | 28 | PHI | NFL | HB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 35 | ||
| 7 Yrs | 72 | 51 | 36 | 319 | 1 | 52 | 8.9 | 95 | 2035 | 0 | 47 | 21.4 | 5998 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 12 | 9 | 75 | 0 | 12 | 8.9 | 22 | 480 | 0 | 11 | 21.4 | 1416 | |||||
| NYY (2 Yrs) | 24 | 17 | 18 | 197 | 0 | 27 | 10.9 | 52 | 1095 | 0 | 47 | 21.1 | 2636 | |||||
| BAL (2 Yrs) | 22 | 18 | 15 | 65 | 0 | 18 | 4.3 | 23 | 465 | 0 | 39 | 20.2 | 1634 | |||||
| DTX (1 Yr) | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 6 | 146 | 0 | 35 | 24.3 | 813 | |||||
| LAD (1 Yr) | 11 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 52 | 26.5 | 13 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 880 | |||||
| PHI (1 Yr) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 35 | ||||||
| NFL (6 Yrs) | 61 | 47 | 34 | 266 | 0 | 27 | 7.8 | 82 | 1722 | 0 | 47 | 21.0 | 5118 | |||||
| AAFC (1 Yr) | 11 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 52 | 26.5 | 13 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 880 | |||||
| Touchdowns | PAT | FG | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PRTD | KRTD | FRTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G | Awards |
| 1949 | 22 | LAD | AAFC | TB | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3.8 | |
| 1950 | 23 | NYY | NFL | LH | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 4.5 | ||
| 1951 | 24 | NYY | NFL | LH | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2.5 | PB | |
| 1952 | 25 | DTX | NFL | LH | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.0 | PB,AP-2 | |
| 1953 | 26 | BAL | NFL | LH/QB | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2.2 | PB | |
| 1954 | 27 | BAL | NFL | LH | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 | ||
| 7 Yrs | 72 | 51 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 2.3 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2.3 | ||||||
| NYY (2 Yrs) | 24 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 3.5 | ||||||
| BAL (2 Yrs) | 22 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.4 | ||||||
| DTX (1 Yr) | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.0 | ||||||
| LAD (1 Yr) | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3.8 | |||||
| PHI (1 Yr) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| NFL (6 Yrs) | 61 | 47 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 2.1 | ||||||
| AAFC (1 Yr) | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3.8 | |||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was George Taliaferro born?
George Taliaferro was born on January 8, 1927.
Where was George Taliaferro born?
George Taliaferro was born in Gates, TN.
How tall was George Taliaferro?
George Taliaferro was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.
How much did George Taliaferro weigh when playing?
George Taliaferro weighed 196 lbs (88 kg) when playing.
Is George Taliaferro in the Hall of Fame?
George Taliaferro has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
How many games did George Taliaferro play?
George Taliaferro played 72 games over his career.
How many rushing attempts did George Taliaferro have?
George Taliaferro had 498 rushing attempts over his career.
How many rushing yards did George Taliaferro have?
George Taliaferro had 2,266 rushing yards over his career.
How many Super Bowls has George Taliaferro won?
George Taliaferro never won a Super Bowl.
When did George Taliaferro retire?
George Taliaferro last played in 1955.

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