Carl Taseff
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| Carl Taseff | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 28, 1928 |
| Place of birth |  Parma, OH |
| Date of death | February 27, 2005 (age 76) |
| Position(s) | Cornerback |
| College | John Carroll |
| NFL Draft | 1951 / Round 22/ Pick 267 |
| Playing Stats | DatabaseFootball |
| Team(s) as a player | |
| 1951 1953-1961 1961 1962 |
Cleveland Browns Baltimore Colts Philadelphia Eagles Buffalo Bills (AFL) |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1970-1993 | Miami Dolphins |
Carl Taseff (September 28, 1928 - February 27, 2005) was an American football player and assistant coach.
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[edit] College
Carl went to John Carroll University for college and was the roommate of Don Shula's.
[edit] NFL playing career
Carl was drafted in the twenty-second recond of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Cleveland 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 the New York Giants.
He set an NFL record with the Colts in 1959 by returning a blocked field goal 99 yards for a touchdown.
[edit] NFL coaching career
From 1970 to 1993, Carl was an assistant for Don Shula with the Miami Dolphins, mainly as the running backs coach.
[edit] Triva
Carl was the roommate of Don Shula in college, they were teammates with the Browns (51) and Colts (53-56), and Carl was apart of the coaching staff with Don Shula on the Dolphins (70-93).
[edit] Death
On February 27, 2005, Due to a disease known as Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, which Taseff had been suffering from for roughly 6 years, it caused him to suffer from a weaker immune system. At the end of January 2005, Taseff caught the cold that would eventually develop into pneumonia which would take his life.
