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George Taliaferro

George Taliaferro

Position: HB-TB-QB-DB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 196 lbs.

Born: January 8, 1927 in Gates, TN
College: Indiana   (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 13th round (129th overall) of the 1949 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 29 (3486th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1949 22 LAD tb 11 4 95 472 5 0 5.0 42.9 8.6 514 6 0 0
1950 23 NYY KR/LH/PR 20 12 88 411 4 44 4.7 34.3 7.3 21 299 14.2 5 43 1.8 24.9 710 9 11 7
1951* 24 NYY KR/P 20 12 62 330 3 65 5.3 27.5 5.2 16 230 14.4 2 47 1.3 19.2 560 5 5 5
1952* 25 DTX LH 20 12 12 100 419 1 38 4.2 34.9 8.3 21 244 11.6 1 78 1.8 20.3 663 2 6 8
1953* 26 BAL KR/LH/P/PR 20 11 11 102 479 2 50 4.7 43.5 9.3 20 346 17.3 2 54 1.8 31.5 825 4 10 7
1954 27 BAL LH 20 11 48 157 0 29 3.3 14.3 4.4 14 122 8.7 1 29 1.3 11.1 279 1 1 4
1955 28 PHI 24 3 3 -2 0 0 -0.7 -0.7 1.0 3 17 5.7 0 14 1.0 5.7 15 0 2 1
Career 72 27 498 2266 15 65 4.6 31.5 6.9 95 1300 13.7 12 78 1.3 18.1 3566 27 35 32
2 yrs BAL 22 11 150 636 2 50 4.2 28.9 6.8 34 468 13.8 3 54 1.5 21.3 1104 5 11 11
2 yrs NYY 24 0 150 741 7 65 4.9 30.9 6.3 37 529 14.3 7 47 1.5 22.0 1270 14 16 12
1 yr DTX 12 12 100 419 1 38 4.2 34.9 8.3 21 244 11.6 1 78 1.8 20.3 663 2 6 8
1 yr LAD 11 4 95 472 5 0 5.0 42.9 8.6 514 6 0 0
1 yr PHI 3 0 3 -2 0 0 -0.7 -0.7 1.0 3 17 5.7 0 14 1.0 5.7 15 0 2 1

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
1949 22 LAD tb 11 4 45 124 36.3 790 4 3.2 14 11.3 0 6.4 1.9 17.6 71.8 30.0 0 0
1950 23 NYY KR/LH/PR 20 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 KR/P 20 12 13 33 39.4 251 1 3.0 3 9.1 51 7.6 4.1 19.3 20.9 38.8 0 0
1952* 25 DTX LH 20 12 12 16 63 25.4 298 2 3.2 6 9.5 48 4.7 1.1 18.6 24.8 17.8 0 0
1953* 26 BAL KR/LH/P/PR 20 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 0 0
1954 27 BAL LH 20 11 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 50.0 0 0.0 -22.5 0.0 0.0 0 0
Career 72 27 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 0 0
2 yrs BAL 22 11 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 0 0
2 yrs NYY 24 0 16 40 40.0 334 2 5.0 3 7.5 51 8.4 6.0 20.9 13.9 55.6 0 0
1 yr DTX 12 12 16 63 25.4 298 2 3.2 6 9.5 48 4.7 1.1 18.6 24.8 17.8 0 0
1 yr LAD 11 4 45 124 36.3 790 4 3.2 14 11.3 0 6.4 1.9 17.6 71.8 30.0 0 0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Advanced Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1949 22 LAD tb 11 4 124 88 69 51 84 48 68
1952* 25 DTX LH 20 12 12 63 76 72 41 82 81 63
1953* 26 BAL KR/LH/P/PR 20 11 11 0-3-0 55 65 62 44 90 80 59
Career 72 27 0-3-0 284 80 0 68 0 47 85 64 0 65

Kicking & Punting

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1949 22 LAD tb 11 4 27 982 0 2 36.4
1950 23 NYY KR/LH/PR 20 12 1 39 39 0 39.0
1951* 24 NYY KR/P 20 12 76 2881 72 1 37.9
1953* 26 BAL KR/LH/P/PR 20 11 11 65 2437 61 0 37.5
Career 72 27 169 6339 72 3 37.5
2 yrs BAL 22 11 65 2437 61 0 37.5
2 yrs NYY 24 0 77 2920 72 1 37.9
1 yr LAD 11 4 27 982 0 2 36.4

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1949 22 LAD tb 11 4 2 53 1 52 26.5 13 313 0 0 24.1 880
1950 23 NYY KR/LH/PR 20 12 9 129 0 27 14.3 25 473 0 34 18.9 1312
1951* 24 NYY KR/P 20 12 9 68 0 23 7.6 27 622 0 47 23.0 1250
1952* 25 DTX LH 20 12 12 1 4 0 4 4.0 6 146 0 35 24.3 813
1953* 26 BAL KR/LH/P/PR 20 11 11 10 31 0 7 3.1 16 331 0 39 20.7 1187
1954 27 BAL LH 20 11 5 34 0 18 6.8 7 134 0 24 19.1 447
1955 28 PHI 24 3 1 16 0 16 16.0 31
Career 72 27 36 319 1 52 8.9 95 2035 0 47 21.4 5920
2 yrs BAL 22 11 15 65 0 18 4.3 23 465 0 39 20.2 1634
2 yrs NYY 24 0 18 197 0 27 10.9 52 1095 0 47 21.1 2562
1 yr DTX 12 12 1 4 0 4 4.0 6 146 0 35 24.3 813
1 yr LAD 11 4 2 53 1 52 26.5 13 313 0 0 24.1 880
1 yr PHI 3 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 31

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1950 23 NYY KR/LH/PR 20 12 0 11 5 0 0
1951* 24 NYY KR/P 20 12 4 74 0 34 0 0 5 3 0 0
1952* 25 DTX LH 20 12 12 0 6 1 0 0
1953* 26 BAL KR/LH/P/PR 20 11 11 0 10 2 0 0
1954 27 BAL LH 20 11 0 1 1 0 0
1955 28 PHI 24 3 0 2 1 4 0
Career 72 27 4 74 0 34 0 0 35 13 4 0
2 yrs BAL 22 11 0 11 3 0 0
2 yrs NYY 24 0 4 74 0 34 0 0 16 8 0 0
1 yr DTX 12 12 0 6 1 0 0
1 yr PHI 3 0 0 2 1 4 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1949 22 LAD tb 11 4 5 1 1 7 42
1950 23 NYY KR/LH/PR 20 12 4 5 9 54
1951* 24 NYY KR/P 20 12 3 2 5 30
1952* 25 DTX LH 20 12 12 1 1 2 12
1953* 26 BAL KR/LH/P/PR 20 11 11 2 2 4 24
1954 27 BAL LH 20 11 1 1 6
Career 72 27 15 12 1 28 168
2 yrs BAL 22 11 2 3 5 30
2 yrs NYY 24 0 7 7 14 84
1 yr DTX 12 12 1 1 2 12
1 yr LAD 11 4 5 1 1 7 42

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1951
1952
1953

Passes Completed
1949 AAFC 45 (9)

Pass Attempts
1949 AAFC 124 (8)

Passing Yds
1949 AAFC 790 (9)

Passing TD
1949 AAFC 4 (8)

Passes Intercepted
1949 AAFC 14 (4)

Passing Yds/Game
1949 AAFC 71.8 (7)

Pass Attempts/Game
1949 AAFC 11.3 (8)

Passes Completed/Game
1949 AAFC 4.1 (9)

Rushing Att
1952 NFL 100 (8)
1953 NFL 102 (10)

Rushing Yds
1949 AAFC 472 (8)
1952 NFL 419 (8)
1953 NFL 479 (10)

Rushing TD
1949 AAFC 5 (3)

Long Rush
1951 NFL 65 (6)
1953 NFL 50 (10)

Yds/Rushing Att
1949 AAFC 5.0 (5)
1950 NFL 4.7 (7)
1952 NFL 4.2 (8)
1953 NFL 4.7 (8)
Career 4.6 (59)

Rushing Yds/Game
1949 AAFC 42.9 (5)
1952 NFL 34.9 (10)
1953 NFL 43.5 (6)

Long Reception
1949 AAFC 42 (7)
1952 NFL 78 (6)

Touchdowns
1949 AAFC 7 (6)
1950 NFL 9 (7)

Points Scored
1949 AAFC 42 (10)

Rushing/Receiving TD
1949 AAFC 6 (10)
1950 NFL 9 (7)

Non-Offensive TDs
1949 AAFC 1 (4)

All-Purpose Yds
1949 AAFC 880 (9)
1950 NFL 1312 (3)
1951 NFL 1250 (4)
1953 NFL 1187 (4)

Touches
1952 NFL 128 (9)
1953 NFL 148 (6)

Yds/Touch
1949 AAFC 8.0 (7)
1950 NFL 9.2 (7)
1951 NFL 11.0 (4)

Kick Returns
1949 AAFC 13 (6)
1950 NFL 25 (3)
1951 NFL 27 (1)
1953 NFL 16 (6)
Career 95 (195)

Kick Return Yds
1949 AAFC 313 (7)
1950 NFL 473 (5)
1951 NFL 622 (1)

Yds/Kick Return
1949 AAFC 24.1 (4)

Punt Return TD
1949 AAFC 1 (1)
Career 1 (155)

Long Punt Return
1949 AAFC 52 (2)

Kick & Punt Returns
1950 NFL 34 (4)
1951 NFL 36 (5)

Kick & Punt Return Yds
1949 AAFC 366 (9)
1950 NFL 602 (5)
1951 NFL 690 (3)

Punts
1949 AAFC 27 (9)
1951 NFL 76 (1)
1953 NFL 65 (2)

Punting Yds
1949 AAFC 982 (9)
1951 NFL 2881 (2)
1953 NFL 2437 (5)

Long Punt
1951 NFL 72 (3)
1953 NFL 61 (7)

Punts Blocked
1949 AAFC 2 (1/38)
1951 NFL 1 (1)
Career 3 (106)

Fumbles
1950 NFL 11 (3)
1952 NFL 6 (9)
1953 NFL 10 (1)

Fumbles Recovered
1950 NFL 5 (1)
1951 NFL 3 (9)

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19492nd TeamAll-AAFCAAFC
19492nd TeamAll-AAFCNY Daily News
19492nd TeamAll-AAFCUPI
19522nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press