Joe Muha
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Position: | Fullback | ||||||
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Born: | Central City, Pennsylvania | April 28, 1921||||||
Died: | April 1, 1993 Hemet, California | (aged 71)||||||
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College: | VMI | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1943 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 | ||||||
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Joseph George Muha (April 28, 1921 – April 1, 1993) was an American football player, coach, and official. He played professionally as a fullback and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was their starting fullback four of those years and a two-time All-Pro selection. Muha also was an umpire in the NFL from 1956 through 1971. He wore uniform number 43, which was claimed the season following Muha's retirement by Red Cashion.
Muha served as a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps from 1943 to 1947. He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1976.
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- 1921 births
- 1993 deaths
- American football fullbacks
- American football linebackers
- National Football League officials
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- USC Trojans football coaches
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- United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
- United States Marine Corps officers
- People from Somerset County, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- Military personnel from Pennsylvania
- American football running back, 1920s birth stubs
- American football linebacker, pre-1930s birth stubs