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Position: | Tackle | ||||||
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Born: | (1916-04-02)April 2, 1916 Homestead, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
Died: | September 18, 1979(1979-09-18) (aged 63) Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Emerson (IN) | ||||||
College: | Purdue | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1939 / round: 3 / pick: 19 | ||||||
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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. He was selected in the third round of the 1939 NFL draft.
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.
References
- "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- "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 from Pro Football Reference ·
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- 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 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Gary, Indiana
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1910s birth stubs