Carl Taseff

Carl N. Taseff

Position: DB-HB

5-11, 192lb (180cm, 87kg)

Born: September 28, 1928 in Parma, OH

Died: February 27, 2005 in Weston, FL

College: John Carroll

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 12 (7422nd overall since 1960)

High School: East (OH)

Draft: Cleveland Browns in the 22nd round (267th overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft.

2x NFL Champ

SUMMARY

Career

116

Rush

Yds

283

Y/A

4.7

FantPt

80.6

Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd	AV	Awards
1951	23	CLE		98	9	0	1	6	0	6	6.0	3	56	0	20	18.7	129
1953	25	BAL	LS	23	9	9	1	71	1	71	71.0	4	87	0	35	21.8	195
1954	26	BAL	LDH	23	12	11	8	52	0	13	6.5	7	167	0	35	23.9	621
1955	27	BAL	RDH	23	11	10	14	46	0	20	3.3	7	162	0	38	23.1	211
1956	28	BAL	LDH	23	12	12	27	233	1	90	8.6	9	206	0	34	22.9	469
1957	29	BAL	db	23	4	4	7	60	0	40	8.6						67
1958	30	BAL	LDH	23	12	12	29	196	0	33	6.8	1	50	0	50	50.0	298		AP2
1959	31	BAL	LDH	23	12	12	15	104	0	25	6.9						179
1960	32	BAL		23	12	1	6	25	0	7	4.2	14	291	0	30	20.8	332	1
1961	33	2TM			12	7	5	39	0	23	7.8						54	5
		BAL	RCB	23	7	7	5	39	0	23	7.8						54	3
		PHI		23	5	0											0	2
1962	34	BUF	LS	23	11	11	4	18	0	7	4.5						39	6
Career					116	89	117	850	2	90	7.3	45	1019	0	50	22.6	2594	12
9 yrs		BAL			91	78	112	826	2	90	7.4	42	963	0	50	22.9	2426	4
1 yr		BUF			11	11	4	18	0	7	4.5						39	6
1 yr		CLE			9	0	1	6	0	6	6.0	3	56	0	20	18.7	129
1 yr		PHI			5	0											0	2

Kick & Punt Returns Table
				Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1958	30	BAL		1	1	4	10	0	7	2.5
1959	31	BAL		1	1	1	10	0	10	10.0
Career				2	2	5	20	0	10	4.0

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Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1951	23	CLE		98	9	0	13	49	2	15	3.8	5.4	1.4	1	18	18.0	0	18	0.1	2.0	14	4.8	67	2	3
1953	25	BAL	LS	23	9	9	1	1	1	1	1.0	0.1	0.1								1	1.0	1	1	0
1954	26	BAL	LDH	23	12	11	41	228	0	32	5.6	19.0	3.4	16	159	9.9	1	30	1.3	13.3	57	6.8	387	1	0
1955	27	BAL	RDH	23	11	10	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	1	3	3.0	0	3	0.1	0.3	1	3.0	3	0	0
1956	28	BAL	LDH	23	12	12	1	2	0	2	2.0	0.2	0.1								1	2.0	2	0	0
1957	29	BAL	db	23	4	4	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	1
1958	30	BAL	LDH	23	12	12	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	3
1959	31	BAL	LDH	23	12	12	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	1
1960	32	BAL		23	12	1	4	3	0	4	0.8	0.3	0.3	1	13	13.0	0	13	0.1	1.1	5	3.2	16	0	0
1961	33	2TM			12	7	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	1
		BAL	RCB	23	7	7	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	1
Career					116	89	60	283	3	32	4.7	2.4	0.5	19	193	10.2	1	30	0.2	1.7	79	6.0	476	4	9
9 yrs		BAL			91	78	47	234	1	32	5.0	2.6	0.5	18	175	9.7	1	30	0.2	1.9	65	6.3	409	2	6
1 yr		BUF			11	11	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	0
1 yr		CLE			9	0	13	49	2	15	3.8	5.4	1.4	1	18	18.0	0	18	0.1	2.0	14	4.8	67	2	3
1 yr		PHI			5	0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1951	23	CLE		98	9	0							3	1	0	0
1953	25	BAL	LS	23	9	9	3	36	0	29
1954	26	BAL	LDH	23	12	11	2	15	0	15
1955	27	BAL	RDH	23	11	10	1	0	0	0			0	1	0	0
1956	28	BAL	LDH	23	12	12	2	13	0	8			0	2	15	0
1957	29	BAL	db	23	4	4	1	7	0	7			1	0	0	0
1958	30	BAL	LDH	23	12	12	7	52	0	17			3	2	0	0
1959	31	BAL	LDH	23	12	12	2	60	0	33			1	1	15	0
1961	33	2TM			12	7	1	15	0	15			1	0	0	0	0.0
		BAL	RCB	23	7	7	1	15	0	15			1	0	0	0	0.0
1962	34	BUF	LS	23	11	11	2	21	0	17							0.0
Career					116	89	21	219	0	33			9	7	30	0	0.0
9 yrs		BAL			91	78	19	198	0	33			6	6	30	0	0.0
1 yr		BUF			11	11	2	21	0	17							0.0
1 yr		CLE			9	0							3	1	0	0	0.0
1 yr		PHI			5	0											0.0

Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Att	Cmp%	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AY/A	Rate	4QC	GWD
1962	34	BUF	LS	23	11	11	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	39.6
Career					116	89	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	39.6	0	0
9 yrs		BAL			91	78	0							0	0
1 yr		BUF			11	11	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	39.6
1 yr		CLE			9	0	0
1 yr		PHI			5	0	0							0	0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	OthTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1951	23	CLE		98	9	0	2				2		12	1.3
1953	25	BAL	LS	23	9	9	1		1		2		12	1.3
1954	26	BAL	LDH	23	12	11		1			1		6	0.5
1956	28	BAL	LDH	23	12	12			1	1	2		12	1.0
1959	31	BAL	LDH	23	12	12				1	1		6	0.5
Career					116	89	3	1	2	2	8	0	48	.4
9 yrs		BAL			91	78	1	1	2	2	6	0	36	.4
1 yr		BUF			11	11						0	0	0.0
1 yr		CLE			9	0	2				2	0	12	1.3
1 yr		PHI			5	0						0	0	0.0

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