Adam Taliaferro

Quick Facts

Full Name	Adam Taliaferro
Occupation	American Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 1, 1982(1982-01-01)
Age	42
Birthplace	Moon Township
Country	United States
Birth City	Moon Township
Horoscope	Capricorn

Adam Taliaferro Biography

Adam Taliaferro is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on January 1, 1982 in Moon Township, Moon Township, United States. New Jersey’s 3rd Legislative District comprises parts of Gloucester County, Cumberland County, and all of Salem County. The representatives from the 3rd District to the 219th New Jersey Legislature are:

Taliaferro created his own foundation to help support others with spinal cord injuries. The foundation was created in 2001, and continues to grow each year. The foundation has been said to raise over $80,000 per year for spinal cord injuries.

Taliaferro returned to Penn State less than a year after his injury. He led the Penn State Nittany Lions football team onto Beaver Stadium’s field for the first game of the 2001 season against the Miami Hurricanes in front of a record crowd of 109,313. Taliaferro skipped, then jogged onto the field in front of an emotional Penn State crowd.

He remained part of the football team as a student-assistant coach under Joe Paterno. Taliaferro earned a Bachelor of Science in Labor and Industrial Relations from Penn State in 2005.

In 2000, Taliaferro joined the Penn State Nittany Lions football team as one of the top-rated freshmen of their 2000 recruiting class. Taliaferro earned playing time as a true freshman for Joe Paterno’s Nittany Lions, despite Paterno’s well-documented tendency to redshirt freshman players. Growing up in Voorhees Township, New Jersey, he was a standout running back and cornerback for the Eastern Regional High School Vikings. In two years of varsity football at Eastern High School, he averaged 9.4 yards per carry, racking up 62 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. Taliaferro was also a four-year varsity starter in basketball, and set his school’s record in the high jump at 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m).

Adam Taliaferro Net Worth

Adam Taliaferro is one of the richest American Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Adam Taliaferro 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Adam J. Taliaferro (born January 1, 1982) is a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in the state of New Jersey and a former American football player whose recovery from a paralyzing spinal cord injury sustained while playing cornerback for the Penn State Nittany Lions gained national media attention. In the New Jersey General Assembly Taliaferro represents the Third Legislative District which covers portions of South Jersey. A Democrat, he was appointed to the seat in January 2015 after having served on the Gloucester County Board of Chosen Freeholders for three years. Taliaferro was elected to his first full two-year term in the Assembly in November 2015.

On September 23, 2000, while playing in only the fifth game of his college career, Taliaferro sustained a career-ending spinal cord injury while tackling tailback Jerry Westbrooks during Penn State’s game versus Ohio State. Taliaferro’s helmet had hit Westbrooks’ knee during the tackle, bursting the fifth cervical vertebra in his neck and bruising his spinal cord. Unable to control his fall, the crown of his helmet hit the turf and his body rolled awkwardly over his neck. Taliaferro was paralyzed on the hit, which left him with no movement from the neck down.

In 2001, a book was written by Sam Carchidi and Scott Brown to chronicle Taliaferro’s life and recovery, entitled Miracle in the Making.

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Who is Adam Taliaferro Dating?

According to our records, Adam Taliaferro married to Erin Mulshenock. As of December 1, 2023, Adam Taliaferro’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Adam Ranked on the list of most popular American Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Adam Taliaferro celebrates birthday on January 1 of every year.

What happened Adam Taliaferro?

Doctors suspect a spinal injury when a patient loses body sensation and the ability to move. After his accident, Taliaferro had sensation in his body but suffered some paralysis. These symptoms told doctors that Taliaferro had injured the cervical spine , which is the portion of spinal cord in the neck.

Where is Adam Taliaferro now?

Taliaferro is the guy who regularly visits patients such as Jaden Leiby, the star quarterback for North Schuylkill High who suffered a neck injury in November and continues to undergo treatment at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital in Philadelphia.

Who was number 43 on Penn State football?

Penn State Football 2022 Roster
No.NameHt./Wt.
42| Jamari Buddin| 6’2/219
43| Tyler Elsdon| 6’2/229
44| Tyler Warren| 6’6/254

Is Jaden Leiby paralyzed?

Leiby suffered a fracture of the C7 vertebrae at the base of his neck. Surgery stabilized his neck, but the injury left him quadriplegic. Months of in-patient therapy followed at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital in Philadelphia, each session reminding him of the abilities he lost on the football field that fateful night.

How did Eric LeGrand get paralyzed?

Eric LeGrand, Who Was Paralyzed in a College Football Game 10 Years Ago, Continues to Inspire. Eric LeGrand knows what it takes to rebuild your life. The former Rutgers University defensive tackle was left paralyzed from the neck down after colliding with an Army football player during a game in October 2010.