Position: | Quarterback |
Number: | 17 |
Birth Date: | 26 July 1941 |
Birth Place: | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 202 |
College: | Illinois |
Draftyear: | 1963 |
Draftround: | 10 |
Draftpick: | 138 |
Afldraftyear: | 1963 |
Afldraftround: | 28 |
Afldraftpick: | 219 |
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Statlabel1: | TD-INT |
Statvalue1: | 36-63 |
Statlabel2: | Yards |
Statvalue2: | 5,241 |
Statlabel3: | QB Rating |
Statvalue3: | 46.1 |
Pfr: | TaliMi00 |
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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).