Joe Stydahar
Tackle, American football player
1912 – 1977
Who was Joe Stydahar?
Joseph Lee "Jumbo Joe" Stydahar was an American football offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears from 1936 to 1942 and 1945 to 1946 and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was born and raised about 70 miles east of Pittsburgh in the small mining community of Kaylor, Pennsylvania in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Stydahar attended West Virginia University, and was the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams during the 1950 and 1951 seasons, and the Chicago Cardinals during 1953 and 1954. Stydahar died on March 23, 1977.
He is also well known for being the first player drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first ever NFL Draft. He was selected by George Halas' Chicago Bears in 1936.
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- Born
- Mar 17, 1912
Kaylor - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- West Virginia University
- Lived in
- Pennsylvania
- Kaylor
- Died
- Mar 23, 1977
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on July 23, 2013
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