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Joe Taffoni

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Joe Taffoni
No. 62, 72
Position:Tackle / Guard
Personal information
Born:(1945-03-27)March 27, 1945
Brownsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:July 26, 2021(2021-07-26) (aged 76)
Chapin, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:Carmichaels (PA)
College:Tennessee–Martin
NFL draft:1967 / round: 4 / pick: 98
Career history
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joseph Albert Taffoni (March 27, 1945 – July 26, 2021[1]) was a former American football offensive lineman who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants.[2] He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft. He first enrolled at West Virginia University before transferring to the University of Tennessee at Martin. Taffoni attended Carmichaels High School in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Joseph Albert Taffoni, Jr.
  2. ^ Joe Taffoni was standout in 1960s
  3. ^ "JOE TAFFONI". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.