Joe Windbiel Explained

Joe Windbiel
Birth Date:6 March 1897
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:220
Position:Center
College:St. Mary's (OH)
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Joseph C. Windbiel Jr. (March 6, 1897 – June 25, 1971) was a professional football player who played in the American Professional Football Association (AFPA)—now known as the National Football League (NFL)—with the Evansville Crimson Giants during the 1921 season. He also reportedly played for the Detroit Heralds before the team joined the NFL in 1920. Windbiel played college football at St. Mary's College—now known known as the University of Dayton—where was a three-time letterman (1913, 1915, 1916) and the captain of the school's 1916 team.

Windbiel was also a high school football coach in Evansville, Indiana.[1] For the final 19 years of life, he resided in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he died on June 25, 1971, at Holy Cross Hospital.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Maltby . Marc S. . The Early Struggles Of Professional Football: Evansville, Indiana . . . 14 . 4 . 1992 . 3 . September 9, 2024 .
  2. News: . Joseph Windbiel . . . June 27, 1971 . 16B . September 9, 2024 . .
  3. News: . Windbiel . . . June 27, 1971 . 8B . September 9, 2024 . .