Joe Taffoni
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Brownsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Chapin, South Carolina, U.S.
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| Positions | Tackle • Guard | ||||||||
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| Born | March 27, 1945 Brownsville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | July 26, 2021 (aged 76) Chapin, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Carmichaels (Carmichaels, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||
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| NFL draft | 1967: 4th round, 98th overall pick | ||||||||
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Joseph Albert Taffoni Jr. (March 27, 1945 – July 26, 2021) was an American professional football offensive lineman who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants. He was selected by the Browns in the fourth round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft. He played college football at West Virginia University and the University of Tennessee at Martin.
Joseph Albert Taffoni Jr. was born on March 27, 1945, in Brownsville, Pennsylvania.[1] He participated in football, baseball, and track at Carmichaels High School in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania.[1][2] He was a fullback and defensive tackle in football and a catcher in baseball.[2] Taffoni earned all-state honors in football.[2] He was inducted into the Washington-Greene County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2022.[2]
Taffoni was a member of the West Virginia Mountaineers of West Virginia University (WVU) from 1963 to 1965, and a two-year letterman from 1964 to 1965.[1] He was then a letterman for the Tennessee–Martin Pacers of the University of Tennessee, Martin Branch in 1966.[1] Taffoni was team captain during his one year at Tennessee–Martin.[3] He was inducted into Tennessee–Martin's athletics hall of fame in 1989.[3]