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Joseph Lee Stydahar [a] (March 17, 1912 – March 23, 1977) nicknamed " Jumbo Joe [1] [2] was an American player and coach. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the College Football Hall of Fame. A native of Shinnston, West Virginia, Stydahar grew up in West Virginia and played college football basketball for the West ...
Full Name: Joseph Lee Stydahar. Birthdate: March 17, 1912. Birthplace: Kaylor, Pa. High School: Shinnston (W. Va.) Enshrined into Pro Football Hall of Fame: Aug. 5, 1967. Other Members of Class of 1967: Chuck Bednarik, Charles Bidwill, Paul Brown, Bobby Layne, Dan Reeves, Ken Strong, Emlen Tunnell. Pro Career: 9 seasons, 84 games. Uniform ...
Joseph Lee Stydahar. Position: T. 6-4 , 233lb (193cm, 105kg) Born: March 17 in Kaylor, PA. More bio, uniform, draft info. Hall of Fame. 4x Pro Bowl. 4x All-Pro. 3x NFL Champ.
BECKLEY, W. Va., March 24 (AP)—Joe Stydahar, a former star tackle for West Virginia University and the Chicago Bears and a member of the college and pro football Halls of Fame, is dead at the age...
Joe Stydahar, the 6-foot-4, 233-pound tackle from coal country in West Virginia, performed his duties with gusto. “Jumbo Joe” was the first draft pick in Bears history in 1936, and the first ...
The Chicago Bears had much better fortune when they selected Joe Stydahar with the sixth overall pick. Not only did Stydahar play until 1946, but his draft selection made him the first drafted player to earn election into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Joseph Lee Stydahar (March 17, 1912 – March 23, 1977), sometimes listed as Joseph Leo Stydahar, and sometimes known by the nickname " Jumbo Joe ", was an American professional football player and coach. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972.
An outstanding two-sport athlete at West Virginia University in the mid-1930s, tackle Joe Stydahar went on to have a Hall of Fame NFL career with the famed Chicago Bears of the 1940s. Playing for Coach Charles Tallman at WVU, Stydahar was one of the lone bright spots on teams that posted records of 3-5-3, 6-4 and 3-4-2.
Place of Death: Beckley, WV. Date of Death: Mar 23, 1977. Jersey Number: 58. Height: 6-4. Weight: 230. High School: Shinnston, WV (Shinnston HS) "Jumbo" Joe Stydahar made a habit of ripping enemy offenses asunder, crashing through the line to deliver bone-crunching tackles or to harass the opposing quarterback.
Joe Stydahar. An outstanding two-sport athlete at West Virginia University in the mid-1930s, tackle Joe Stydahar went on to have a Hall of Fame NFL career with the famed Chicago Bears of the 1940s. Playing for Coach Charles Tallman at WVU, Stydahar was one of the lone bright spots on teams that posted records of 3-5-3, 6-4 and 3-4-2.