Pro Football Playing Career
Taseff was drafted in the twenty-second recond of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. After spending one season with the Browns, he went to the Baltimore Colts and played for them for nine seasons. While with the Colts he helped them win two NFL titles and played in the 1958 overtime title game against the New York Giants.
He set an NFL record with the Colts in 1959 by returning a blocked field goal 99 yards for a touchdown. He finished his professional playing career in 1962 with the American Football League's Buffalo Bills.
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