George Taliaferro, who was the first African American player drafted in NFL history, died Monday evening.
He was 91.
George Taliaferro Sport Assoc.We regret to announce that our namesake of the organization has passed away. George Taliaferro was truly a role model in the Bloomington community. We will continue to make sure his legacy lives on here and throughout the country! https://t.co/Wlxrrh33th
Taliaferro was drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1949, though he never actually played for the team as a week earlier he had already signed with the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference.