Post by Lithfan on Aug 29, 2016 7:09:51 GMT -5
August 29, 1967
And if you are wondering who Mike Taliaferro was, he was the starting QB for the NY Jets to open the 1965 season, until he was beat out for the job by a rookie from Alabama named Joe Namath. On this date in 1967, Taliaferro was waived/injured after suffering a shoulder separation in training camp.
At some point during the season, he returned to the Jets for one last season as Namath's backup, playing 3 games for the team in 1967. He was traded to the Boston Patriots prior to the '68 season.
And if you are wondering who Mike Taliaferro was, he was the starting QB for the NY Jets to open the 1965 season, until he was beat out for the job by a rookie from Alabama named Joe Namath. On this date in 1967, Taliaferro was waived/injured after suffering a shoulder separation in training camp.
At some point during the season, he returned to the Jets for one last season as Namath's backup, playing 3 games for the team in 1967. He was traded to the Boston Patriots prior to the '68 season.