Joe Stydahar

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Joe Stydahar
Joe sydahar westvirginia.jpg
Position (s):
Tackle 		Jersey number (s):
13
born March 17, 1912 in Kaylor , Pennsylvania , USA
died on March 23, 1977 in Beckley , West Virginia
Career information
Active : 1936 - 1946
NFL Draft : 1936 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
College : West Virginia University
Teams

player

Trainer

Assistant coach

  • Chicago Bears (1963, 1964)
Career statistics
Games     84
starter     53
Fumble conquered     2
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

Joseph Lee Stydahar (born March 17, 1912 in Kaylor , Pennsylvania , USA , † March 23, 1977 in Beckley , West Virginia , born Joseph Lee Stajduhar ), nickname : "Jumbo Joe", was an American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He was the first football player to be committed to an NFL draft and to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame after retiring .

Player career

College player

Stydahar grew up in a mining region and attended high school in his hometown , where he played American football and basketball . After graduating from high school, he joined the University of Pittsburgh , but dropped out due to homesickness . Finally, he studied from 1933 to 1935 at West Virginia University , where he played American football for the Mountaineers. Stydahar received several awards for his athletic achievements and played in the East-West All-Star game in 1935 , where he was a teammate of Jay Berwanger , who described him as the best tackle of the time. Stydahar was voted All-American as a college football player .

George Halas

Professional player

Stydahar was drafted sixth in the first round in 1936 by the Chicago Bears . The coach of the team at that time was George Halas . Numerous select players played at the Bears in these years, such as running back Beattie Feathers , guard Dan Fortmann or fullback Bronko Nagurski . 1937 Stydahar moved with the Bears for the first time in the NFL final . This was lost against the New York Giants with 28:21. 1940 succeeded again the entry into the final. The Washington Redskins were outclassed 73-0. In the following year the title could be won again. In the final, the Giants had to admit defeat 37: 9. Stydaher was not used as a starter in this game . In 1942, the Bears remained undefeated in the regular season , but lost in the final against the Redskins 14: 6.

USS Monterey

In 1943 and 1944 Stydahar served as a lieutenant in the US Navy together with Gerald Ford on the USS Monterey as an artillery officer . In 1945 he returned to the Bears and moved in 1946 with the team from Chicago again in the final. Stydahar was again not used as a starter in the final, the game could be won against the Redskins with 24:14. Stydahar then ended his career.

Coaching career

Stydahar coached the Los Angeles Rams from 1950 to 1952 . The Rams had two excellent quarterbacks with Norm Van Brocklin and Bob Waterfield and had a wide receiver in their ranks in Elroy Hirsch , who was later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Already in his first year he moved into the championship game with his team. The Rams, however, had to admit the Cleveland Browns with 30:28. The following year, the Stydahar Rams did better, beating the Browns 24:17. During the season, Stydahar left the Rams and coached the Chicago Cardinals in 1953 and 1954 without success . In 1963 and 1964 he returned to the Bears as an assistant coach . In 1963, Stydaher won his fifth NFL championship. The Bears won against the Giants by 14:10.

Honors

Stydahar played four times in the Pro Bowl , the final game of the best players of the season. He was voted All-Pro six times . He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame, NFL 1930s All-Decade Team , WVU Sports Hall of Fame, and Chicago Bears Hall of Fame .

According to the NFL

Stydahar was an employee of a container company and died unexpectedly at the age of 65. He is buried in Shinnston Masonic Cemetery in Shinnston, West Virginia .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1937
  2. ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1940
  3. ↑ Endgame statistics 1940
  4. ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1941
  5. ↑ Endgame statistics 1941
  6. ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1942
  7. ↑ Endgame statistics 1942
  8. ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1946
  9. ↑ Endgame statistics 1946
  10. ↑ Newspaper article about the obligation of Stydahar
  11. ↑ Annual statistics of the Rams 1950
  12. ^ Endgame statistics 1950
  13. ↑ Annual statistics of the Rams 1951
  14. ↑ Endgame statistics 1951
  15. ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1963
  16. ↑ Endgame statistics 1963
  17. ↑ Joe Stydahar's grave in the Find a Grave database
NFL 1930s All-Decade Team

Earl Clark  | Arnie Herber  | Cecil Isbell  | Cliff Battles  | John McNally  | Beattie Feathers  | Tuffy Leemans  | Ken Strong  | Clarke Hinkle  | Bronko Nagurski  | Bill Hewitt  | Don Hutson  | Wayne Millner  | Gaynell Tinsley  | George Christensen  | Frank Cope  | Turk Edwards  | Bill Lee  | Joe Stydahar  | Ox Emerson  | Dan Fortmann  | Charles Goldenberg  | Russ Letlow  | Mel Hein  | George Svendsen

personal data
SURNAME Stydahar, Joe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stydahar, Joseph Lee
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Kaylor , Pennsylvania , USA
DATE OF DEATH March 23, 1977
Place of death Beckley , West Virginia