George Tarasovic

George Kenneth Tarasovic (May 6, 1930 – October 24, 2019) was an American professional football player of Rusyn or Slovak descent. He played college football for the Boston College Eagles and LSU Tigers. He played 15 years in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Denver Broncos.

His father's family was from a village and municipality located in today's northern Slovakia, part of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire.

College career Tarasovic played one season at Boston College before leaving the school for personal reasons. After one year of junior college at Northeast Louisiana, he transferred to LSU. With the Tigers, he was recognized as an All American offensive lineman and a Southeastern Conference all star as a linebacker. In his rookie season, he started nine games for Pittsburgh, recovering four fumbles.

Tarasovic was named to the UPI 2nd team All-NFL squad in 1959, and he is a member of the Western Pennsylvania Football Hall of Fame. Former New York Giants running back Alex Webster called Tarasovic "One of the toughest SOBs I ever played against."

Personal life George's brother, Phil Tarasovic, was captain of the 1955 Yale Bulldogs football team, and was also drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

During his career, Tarasovic showed an interest in politics, serving as a Democratic Party committeeman. In 1963, he ran for justice of the peace in his town, but was defeated

After he retired, Tarasovic settled in York, Pennsylvania. He later moved to Savannah, Georgia,