Joe Mihal
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Position: | Tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Homestead, Pennsylvania | April 2, 1916
Died: | September 18, 1979 Dallas, Texas | (aged 63)
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Emerson (IN) |
College: | Purdue |
NFL Draft: | 1939 / Round: 3 / Pick: 19 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Joseph Mihal (April 2, 1916 – September 18, 1979) was a professional American football player who played as a tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons with the Chicago Bears. He was elected as a starter for the 1939 Chicago College All-Star Game.
Mihal played for the Bears in their 73–0 victory over the Washington Redskins in the 1940 NFL Championship Game. He served in World War II for the United States Army.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "WW II Honor Roll". ProFootballHOF.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ "Joe Mihal". ProFootballArchives.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
External links[]
- Joe Mihal at Find a Grave
- Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference ·
Categories:
- 1916 births
- 1979 deaths
- American football tackles
- Chicago Bears players
- Chicago Rockets players
- Los Angeles Dons players
- Purdue Boilermakers football players
- People from Homestead, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Gary, Indiana
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- American football offensive lineman, 1910s birth stubs