Joe Stydahar

**Joe Stydahar**
Personal information


Tackle
Date of birth: (1912-03-17)March 17, 1912
Place of birth: Kaylor, Pennsylvania
Date of death: March 23, 1977(1977-03-23) (aged 65)
Place of death: Beckley, West Virginia
High School: Shinnston Spartans WV
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Weight: 233 lb (106 kg)
Career information
College: West Virginia
NFL Draft: 1936 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Debuted in 1936 for the Chicago Bears
Last played in 1946 for the Chicago Bears
Made coaching debut in 1950 for the Los Angeles Rams
Last coached in 1954 for the Chicago Cardinals
Career history
As player: Chicago Bears ( 1936- 1943) Chicago Bears ( 1945- 1946)
As coach: Los Angeles Rams ( 1950- 1951 (Head coach) Chicago Cardinals ( 1953- 1954 (Head coach)
Career highlights and awards
4× NFL All-Star selection (1938, 1939, 1940, 1941) 6× All-Pro selection (1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942) 4× NFL Champion (1940, 1941, 1946, 1951) NFL 1930s All-Decade Team
Career NFL statistics as of 1946
Games played	84
Fumble recoveries	2
Coaching record	20-27-1
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

Joseph "Jumbo Joe" Lee Stydahar (born Joseph Lee Stajduhar on March 17, 1912; died March 23, 1977) was an American football offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears from 1936 to 1942 and 1945 to 1946 and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was born and raised about 70 miles (110 km) east of Pittsburgh in the small mining community of Kaylor, Pennsylvania in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Stydahar attended West Virginia University, and was the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams during the 1950 and 1951 seasons, and the Chicago Cardinals during 1953 and 1954. Stydahar died on March 23, 1977.

He is also well known for being the first player drafted by the Chicago Bears (#6 overall) in the first ever NFL Draft. He was selected by George Halas' Chicago Bears in 1936.

College years[]

At West Virginia, Stydahar won various All-Eastern honors and after his senior year, he was invited to participate in the College All-Star game and the East-West All-Star game.

He was a two sport star at West Virginia, playing both football and basketball. Stydahar was a three year letterman in basketball and once held the single game scoring record of 24 points against West Virginia Wesleyan in 1933.

Joe was elected into the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.

External links[]

"Member biography page". Pro Football Hall of Fame Official website. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?PLAYER_ID={{{id}}}.
Joe Stydahar at the College Football Hall of Fame
Joe Stydahar at Find a Grave

Cleveland / Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams head coaches

Damon Wetzel (1936) • Hugo Bezdek (1937–1938) • Art Lewis # (1938) • Dutch Clark (1939–1942) • No team (1943) • Aldo Donelli (1944) • Adam Walsh (1945–1946) • Bob Snyder (1947) • Clark Shaughnessy (1948–1949) • Joe Stydahar (1950–1952) • Hamp Pool (1952–1954) • Sid Gillman (1955–1959) • Bob Waterfield (1960–1962) • Harland Svare (1962–1965) • George Allen (1966–1970) • Tommy Prothro (1971–1972) • Chuck Knox (1973–1977) • Ray Malavasi (1978–1982) • John Robinson (1983–1991) • Chuck Knox (1992–1994) • Rich Brooks (1995–1996) • Dick Vermeil (1997–1999) • Mike Martz (2000–2005) • Joe Vitt # (2005) • Scott Linehan (2006–2008) • Jim Haslett # (2008) • Steve Spagnuolo (2009– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Chicago / St. Louis / Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals head coaches

Paddy Driscoll (1920–1922) • Arnold Horween (1923–1924) • Norman Barry (1925–1926) • Guy Chamberlin (1927) • Fred Gillies (1928) • Dewey Scanlon (1929) • Ernie Nevers (1930–1931) • LeRoy Andrews (1931) • Jack Chevigny (1932) • Paul J. Schissler (1933–1934) • Milan Creighton (1935–1938) • Ernie Nevers (1939) • Jimmy Conzelman (1940–1942) • Phil Handler (1943–1945) • Jimmy Conzelman (1946–1948) • Phil Handler & Buddy Parker (1949) • Buddy Parker (1949) • Curly Lambeau (1950–1951) • Phil Handler & Cecil Isbell (1951) • Cecil Isbell (1951) • Joe Kuharich (1952) • Joe Stydahar (1953–1954) • Ray Richards (1955–1957) • Pop Ivy (1958–1961) • Chuck Drulis, Ray Prochaska, & Ray Willsey (1961) • Wally Lemm (1962–1965) • Charley Winner (1966–1970) • Bob Hollway (1971–1972) • Don Coryell (1973–1977) • Bud Wilkinson (1978–1979) • Larry Wilson (1979) • Jim Hanifan (1980–1985) • Gene Stallings (1986–1989) • Hank Kuhlmann (1989) • Joe Bugel (1990–1993) • Buddy Ryan (1994–1995) • Vince Tobin (1996–2000) • Dave McGinnis (2000–2003) • Dennis Green (2004–2006) • Ken Whisenhunt (2007– )

Chicago Bears 1940 NFL Champions

Chicago Bears 1941 NFL Champions

Chicago Bears 1946 NFL Champions

Los Angeles Rams 1951 NFL Champions

Chicago Bears 1963 NFL Champions

NFL's 1930s All-Decade Team

v · d · ePro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1967

Chuck Bednarik • Charles Bidwill • Paul Brown • Bobby Layne • Dan Reeves • Ken Strong • Joe Stydahar • Emlen Tunnell

Persondata
Name	Stydahar, Joe
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	March 17, 1912
Place of birth	Kaylor, Pennsylvania
Date of death	March 23, 1977
Place of death	Beckley, West Virginia

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Joe Stydahar

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