George Tarasovic
George Kenneth Tarasovic
Born: May 6, 1930
Granville, NY USA
Deceased: October 24, 2019
Position: DE-LB-C
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 245
College: Boston Col., LSU
High School: Warren Harding (Bridgeport, CT)
Career: 1952-1966
Drafted: 1952 in Round 2, #18 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
George Tarasovic played from 1952 to 1966 during his career with the Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. Tarasovic accounted for 18 points in his professional career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 37 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 1 |
| NFL | 12 | 200 | 16.7 | 40 | 1 | |
| Totals | 12 | 200 | 16.7 | 40 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 5 | 57 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 0 | |
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 16 | 152 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 152 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1959 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1965 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 6 |
| 1963 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 11 |
| 1965 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 6 | 0 |
Honors
1959 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
