Joe Wendryhoski
Guard, American football player
1939 – 2008
Who was Joe Wendryhoski?
Joseph Stanley "Joe" Wendryhoski was a professional American football player who played guard for five seasons in the National Football League.
Wendryhoski was born on March 1, 1939 in West Frankfort, Illinois, where he attended West Frankfort High School. He played college football at the University of Illinois from 1958 to 1961 and was voted all-Big Ten Conference in 1960.
At 6 feet, 2-inches tall and 245 pounds, Wendryhoski played Center, Guard and Offensive guard. He played briefly for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League and was drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1964 before being traded to the Rams. He played for the Los Angeles Rams for three seasons, from 1964 to 1966, appearing in a total of 31 games for the team. Selected by the team in the 1967 NFL Expansion Draft, he was an inaugural member of the New Orleans Saints, playing for the team in both 1967 and 1968 and played every offensive snap as the starting center under head coach Tom Fears, appearing in 14 games each season with the Saints. He recovered a fumble for the Saints in 1968, the only fumble recovery of his career.
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- Born
- Mar 1, 1939
West Frankfort - Education
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Lived in
- West Frankfort
- Died
- Nov 6, 2008
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on July 23, 2013
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