George Taliaferro, who in 1949 became the first African-American player to be drafted by an NFL team, died Monday night at age 91. His death was announced by the George Taliaferro Sport Association.

George Taliaferro, a three-time All-America running back at Indiana who became the first black player to be selected in an NFL draft, died Monday night in Mason, Ohio, at the age of 91. The Chicago ...

George Taliaferro — the Roosevelt High School and Indiana University standout who in 1949 became the first black player drafted in the NFL when George Halas and the Bears took him in the 13th round — ...

When I was a kid, every summer my parents would assign homework to my twin sister and me. They emphasized that just because we were out of school, it did not mean our learning was over. Instead, it ...

With Indiana University’s Football Team going undefeated in its 2025 regular season and winning the Big Ten Championship, it seems appropriate to write about one of its star players, who had ties to ...