Taliaferro helped break the color barrier in sports, playing for the Hoosiers two years before Jackie Robinson suited up for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981.
Taliaferro contributed to the dismantling of athletic segregation, playing for the Hoosiers before Jackie Robinson made his mark with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He received recognition for his achievements with induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981.