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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 26, 1941 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Wheaton Warrenville South (Wheaton, Illinois) | ||||||||
| College: | Illinois | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1963 / round: 10 / pick: 138 | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1963 / round: 28 / pick: 219 | ||||||||
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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).