Joe Aguirre Explained

Position:End
Number:19
Birth Date:17 October 1918
Birth Place:Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S.
Death Place:Grass Valley, California, U.S.
Draftyear:1941
Draftround:11
Draftpick:100
High School:Ogden (UT)
College:Saint Mary's (CA)
Pastteams:
Pastcoaching:
  • Edmonton Eskimos (line)
Statleague:NFL + AAFC
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:83
Statlabel2:Starts
Statvalue2:49
Statlabel3:Receiving yards
Statvalue3:2,223 (13.6 average)
Statlabel4:Touchdowns
Statvalue4:30
Pfr:AguiJo20
Highlights:

Joseph Andrew Aguirre (October 17, 1918 – July 13, 1985) was an American football end. He played collegiately at Saint Mary's College of California and was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1941 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins.[1]

In addition to playing in the National Football League (NFL) in 1941 and again from 1943 to 1945 for the Redskins, Aguirre played for four years with the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).

He also spent time in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Edmonton Eskimos, and Saskatchewan Roughriders. In his time in the CFL, he won the Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy as the Western Interprovincial Football Union's Top Scorer in 1950 and again in 1954.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Maher. Tod. Gill. Bob. The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia: Every Player, Coach and Game, 1946–2012. 2013. Maher Sports Media. 978-0983513667. 140–141.