- Carl Taseff
NFL PlayerCoach
DateOfBirth=September 28 ,1928
Birthplace=Parma, OH , U.S.
DateOfDeath=February 27 ,2005 (age age|1928|9|28|2005|2|27)
Deathplace=
College=John Carroll
Jersey=23
Position=Cornerback
DraftedYear=1951
DraftedRound=22 / Pick 267
Stats=Y
player=y
years=1951
1953-1961
1961
1962
teams=NFLCleveland Browns
NFL Baltimore Colts
NFLPhiladelphia Eagles
AFLBuffalo Bills
coach=y
coachingyears=1970-1993
coachingteams=NFLMiami Dolphins
DatabaseFootball=TASEFCAR01Carl Taseff (
September 28 ,1928 -February 27 ,2005 ) was anAmerican football player and assistant coach.College
Carl played
college football atJohn Carroll University and was the roommate ofDon Shula 's.Pro Football playing career
Carl was drafted in the twenty-second recond of the
1951 NFL Draft by theCleveland Browns . After spending one season with the Browns, Carl went to the Baltimore Colts and played for them for nine seasons. While with the Colts he helped them win two NFL titles and played in the 1958 overtime title game against theNew York Giants .He set an NFL record with the Colts in 1959 by returning a blocked field goal 99 yards for a touchdown. He finished his professional playing career in 1962 with the
American Football League 'sBuffalo Bills .NFL coaching career
From 1970 to 1993, Carl was an assistant for
Don Shula with theMiami Dolphins , mainly serving as the running backs coach.Trivia
Carl was the roommate of Don Shula in college, they were teammates with the Browns (51) and Colts (53-56), and Carl was a member of the coaching staff with Don Shula on the Dolphins (70-93).
Death
A disease known as
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy , from which Taseff had been suffering for roughly 6 years, caused him to suffer from a weakerimmune system . At the end of January 2005, Taseff caught thecommon cold that would eventually develop intopneumonia which would take his life onFebruary 27 ,2005 .See also
* Other American Football League players
External links
* [http://www.nfl.com/news/story/8238724 NFL.com Carl Taseff dies]
* [http://www.remembertheafl.com/AFLDecedents.htm Remember the AFL players]
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