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In 1949 he became the first black player to be drafted into the National Football League. George Taliaferro the first black player drafted to the NFL.

Nfl Players From Historically Black Colleges

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. No black player was selected in the NFL draft until 1949 when George Taliaferro was selected in the 13th round. George Taliaferro the first black player to be drafted by the NFL passed away in Bloomington Indiana at the age of 91 on Oct. With that late pick Taliaferro became the first African-American ever picked in the NFLs annual draft that began in 1936. Below are the first six African-American players with trading cards in the modern.

34 rows In 1949 George Taliaferro became the first black player drafted into the NFL. Trail-blazing football player George Taliaferro died Monday at the age of 91. Picked by the Detroit Lions in the nineteenth round of the 1949 draft. George Taliaferro the first black player drafted to the NFL He thought being drafted into the National Football League was so unlikely that he signed with an African.

RIP George Taliaferro first African American drafted into the NFL by the Chicago Bears in 1949 he was 91 years old. George Taliaferro the star Indiana running back who in 1949 became the first black player drafted in the NFL when George Halas and the Chicago Bears took him in the 13th. According to TMZ Sports Taliaferro was often described as the Jackie Robinson of Football as he was the. When all the names are called in this years draft which.

George Taliaferro January 8 1927 October 8 2018 was a professional American football player who was the first African American drafted by a National Football. Taliaferro signed instead with the rival All-America Football Conference. The fire that drove Wally Triplett the first drafted black player in the NFL Former Detroit Lion broke barriers at college and in the pros but less is known of his life than other. Groundbreaking NFL player George Taliaferro has sadly passed away.

Rookie cards in 1950 Bowman include those of Tank Younger Joe Perry and Wally Triplett. First African-American draftee to play in the NFL - Wally Triplett halfback Penn State. George Taliaferro January 8 1927 October 8 2018 was a professional American football player who was the first African American drafted by a National Football League NFL team. He thought being drafted into the National Football League was so unlikely that he signed with an African.