NOTE: The Eagles were also part of the NFL's history of taking college black quarterbacks and moving them to new positions. Quarterback was one of the positions played by George Taliaferro, who in 1949 became the first African American drafted by an NFL team (Chicago Bears). He threw for 10 TDs as a pro, but none during his one season, 1955, with the Eagles. Cliff Brown, drafted as a running back by the Eagles in 1974, was the first black starting quarterback for Notre Dame. He never made the Eagles roster. Jimmy Raye Jr., a Tampa Bay assistant coach, quarterbacked at Michigan State in the 1960s, but had been converted to a defensive back before he was picked up by the Eagles.