Mike Taliaferro

American football player (born 1941)

American football player

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

New York Jets (1964–1967)
Boston Patriots (1968–1970)
Buffalo Bills (1972)
Houston Texans (WFL) (1974)

Career highlights and awards

AFL All-Star (1969)
Rose Bowl champion (1964)

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

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

External links

New York Jets online profile
Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference

Illinois Fighting Illini starting quarterbacks

S. Williams (1890)
Fred Muhl (1903)
Clark (1914–15)
Macomber (1916)
Sid Nichols (1917)
Fletcher (1918–20)
Sternaman (1921)
Beynon (1932–34)
Moss (1946–47)
O'Connell (1951–52)
Taliaferro (1962–63)
Wells (1970–72)
Kopatz (1975)
Steger (1975–77)
McCray (1977)
Weiss (1978–79)
McCullough (1978–79)
McAvoy (1979)
D. Wilson (1980)
Eason (1981–82)
Trudeau (1983–85)
Lamb (1986)
Menkhausen (1986–87)
Mohr (1987)
Freund (1987)
George (1988–89)
Verduzco (1990–92)
Kinney (1992)
J. Johnson (1993–95)
S. Weaver (1993–96)
Hoekstra (1996–98)
Lavery (1997)
K. Johnson (1997–98)
Kittner (1998–2001)
Ward (2000, 02–03)
Beutjer (2002–04)
Pazan (2003–04)
Bower (2004)
Brasic (2005–06)
J. Williams (2006–2009)
Charest (2009)
McGee (2009)
Scheelhaase (2010–2013)
O'Toole (2012, 2014)
Lunt (2014–2016)
Crouch (2016–2017)
George Jr. (2016–2017)
Thomas (2017)
Bush (2018)
Rivers (2018)
Peters (2019–2021)
Robinson (2019–2020)
Taylor (2020)
I. Williams (2020)
Sitkowski (2021)
DeVito (2022)
Altmyer (2023)
Paddock (2023)

v t e New York Jets starting quarterbacks
Formerly the New York Titans (1960–1962)
Al Dorow (1960–1961) Dick Jamieson (1960) Johnny Green (1962) Lee Grosscup (1962) Butch Songin (1962) Dick Wood (1963–1964) Galen Hall (1963) Pete Liske (1964) Mike Taliaferro (1965) Joe Namath (1965–1976) Al Woodall (1970–1971, 1973) Bob Davis (1971–1972) Bill Demory (1973) J. J. Jones (1975) Richard Todd (1976–1983) Matt Robinson (1977–1979) Marty Domres (1977) Pat Ryan (1984, 1986–1989) Ken O'Brien (1984–1992) David Norrie (1987) Tony Eason (1989) Kyle Mackey (1989) Browning Nagle (1992) Boomer Esiason (1993–1995) Jack Trudeau (1994) Bubby Brister (1995) Frank Reich (1996) Neil O'Donnell (1996–1997) Glenn Foley (1996–1998) Vinny Testaverde (1998–2003, 2005) Ray Lucas (1999) Rick Mirer (1999) Chad Pennington (2002–2007) Quincy Carter (2004) Brooks Bollinger (2005) Kellen Clemens (2007, 2009) Brett Favre (2008) Mark Sanchez (2009–2012) Greg McElroy (2012) Geno Smith (2013–2014, 2016) Michael Vick (2014) Ryan Fitzpatrick (2015–2016) Bryce Petty (2016–2017) Josh McCown (2017–2018) Sam Darnold (2018–2020) Trevor Siemian (2019, 2023–present) Luke Falk (2019) Joe Flacco (2020–2022) Zach Wilson (2021–2023) Mike White (2021–2022) Aaron Rodgers (2023) Tim Boyle (2023)

New York Jets starting quarterbacks

Formerly the New York Titans (1960–1962)

Al Dorow (1960–1961)
Dick Jamieson (1960)
Johnny Green (1962)
Lee Grosscup (1962)
Butch Songin (1962)
Dick Wood (1963–1964)
Galen Hall (1963)
Pete Liske (1964)
Mike Taliaferro (1965)
Joe Namath (1965–1976)
Al Woodall (1970–1971, 1973)
Bob Davis (1971–1972)
Bill Demory (1973)
J. J. Jones (1975)
Richard Todd (1976–1983)
Matt Robinson (1977–1979)
Marty Domres (1977)
Pat Ryan (1984, 1986–1989)
Ken O'Brien (1984–1992)
David Norrie (1987)
Tony Eason (1989)
Kyle Mackey (1989)
Browning Nagle (1992)
Boomer Esiason (1993–1995)
Jack Trudeau (1994)
Bubby Brister (1995)
Frank Reich (1996)
Neil O'Donnell (1996–1997)
Glenn Foley (1996–1998)
Vinny Testaverde (1998–2003, 2005)
Ray Lucas (1999)
Rick Mirer (1999)
Chad Pennington (2002–2007)
Quincy Carter (2004)
Brooks Bollinger (2005)
Kellen Clemens (2007, 2009)
Brett Favre (2008)
Mark Sanchez (2009–2012)
Greg McElroy (2012)
Geno Smith (2013–2014, 2016)
Michael Vick (2014)
Ryan Fitzpatrick (2015–2016)
Bryce Petty (2016–2017)
Josh McCown (2017–2018)
Sam Darnold (2018–2020)
Trevor Siemian (2019, 2023–present)
Luke Falk (2019)
Joe Flacco (2020–2022)
Zach Wilson (2021–2023)
Mike White (2021–2022)
Aaron Rodgers (2023)
Tim Boyle (2023)

v t e New York Jets 1963 AFL draft selections
Jerry Stovall Willie Richardson John Contoulis John Mackey Jim Price Louis Guy Bill King Stan Sanders Tony Liscio Joe Craver Tommy Lucas Olin Hill Pete Liske Nick Ryder Charley Johnson Bill Munsey Gary Kroner John Johnson Ron Vander Kelen Bill Thornton Lou Rettino Lowell Caylor Joe Baughan Terry Monaghan Dave Herman Mike Taliaferro Paul Wicker

v t e New York Giants 1963 NFL draft selections
Frank Lasky Dick Skelly Dave Hill Lou Slaby Bob Petrich Dave Hoppmann Burt Petkus Dave Herman Bob Taylor Mike Taliaferro Don McKinnon Ed Adamchik Jim Moss Joe Williams Lane Howell Charlie Killett Bob McAdams Bill Pashe Buck Buchanan Homer Jones

v t e New England Patriots starting quarterbacks
Formerly the Boston Patriots (1960–1970)
Butch Songin (1960–1961) Tom Greene (1960) Babe Parilli (1961–1967) Tom Yewcic (1962) Eddie Wilson (1965) Don Trull (1967) Mike Taliaferro (1968–1970) Tom Sherman (1968) Joe Kapp (1970) Jim Plunkett (1971–1975) Steve Grogan (1975–1990) Neil Graff (1975) Matt Cavanaugh (1980–1982) Tom Owen (1981) Tony Eason (1983–1989) Tom Ramsey (1987–1988) Bob Bleier (1987) Doug Flutie (1987–1989) Marc Wilson (1989–1990) Tommy Hodson (1990–1992) Hugh Millen (1991–1992) Scott Zolak (1992, 1995, 1998) Jeff Carlson (1992) Drew Bledsoe (1993–2001) Scott Secules (1993) Tom Brady (2001–2019) Matt Cassel (2008) Jimmy Garoppolo (2016) Jacoby Brissett (2016) Cam Newton (2020) Brian Hoyer (2020, 2022) Mac Jones (2021–2023) Bailey Zappe (2022–present)

New England Patriots starting quarterbacks

Formerly the Boston Patriots (1960–1970)