| Joe Cain | |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Number: | 59 |
| Birth Date: | 11 June 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 242 |
| Draftyear: | 1988 |
| Draftround: | 8 |
| Draftpick: | 210 |
| High School: | Compton (Compton, California) |
| College: | Stanford Oregon Tech |
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| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 131 |
| Statlabel2: | Tackles |
| Statvalue2: | 415 |
| Statlabel3: | Sacks |
| Statvalue3: | 1 |
| Statlabel4: | Interceptions |
| Statvalue4: | 3 |
| Pfr: | C/CainJo20 |
Joseph Harrison Cain, Jr. (born June 11, 1965) is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the eighth round of the 1988 NFL Draft.[1]
Cain graduated in 1983 from Compton High School in Compton, California. He attended Stanford University on an academic scholarship, and joined the football team as a walk-on. He later transferred to Oregon Institute of Technology, after Greg McMackin, who was the assistant linebackers coach at Stanford, obtained the head coaching position.
Joe Cain is Executive Chef at a cafe on Orcas Island in Washington State.[2] He is a father of three children and grandfather of one.