Joe Stringfellow
| No. 81 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Tailback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 10, 1918 Meridian, Mississippi,U.S. |
| Died: | September 16, 1992(aged 74) Savannah, Georgia,U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Mississippi Southern |
| NFL draft: | 1942/ round: 12 / pick: 105 |
| Career history | |
| Player stats atPFR | |
Joseph Elbert Stringfellow(March 10, 1918 – September 16, 1992) was anAmerican footballtailbackandbaseballcatcherandfirst baseman.In football, he played one season with theDetroit Lionsof theNational Football League(NFL) after being drafted in the twelfth round of the1942 NFL draft.He playedcollege footballatMississippi Southern College.[1]He also playedminor league baseballinClass A.[2]
DuringWorld War II,he served in theUnited States Army Air Forcesand played football for theservice teamatMaxwell Field.[3][4]He was also the baseball coach atGunter Fieldand Mississippi Southern.[5][6]In 1950, he was named deputy sheriff ofChatham County, Georgia.[7]
References
[edit]- ^"JOE STRINGFELLOW".profootballarchives.com. Archived fromthe originalon March 2, 2016.RetrievedFebruary 21,2016.
- ^Cleveland, Robert (March 27, 1950)."Sports From A Ringside Seat".Hattiesburg American.RetrievedAugust 18,2021– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Bainbridge gets very close call".The News & Observer.AP.December 4, 1944.RetrievedAugust 18,2021– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Maxwell Field Loses, 15-7".The Atlanta Constitution.AP.October 30, 1944.RetrievedAugust 18,2021– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Service Status".Montgomery Advertiser.March 23, 1945.RetrievedAugust 18,2021– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Baseball Practice Opens at Southern".Hattiesburg American.February 18, 1947.RetrievedAugust 18,2021– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Cleveland, Robert (May 20, 1950)."Sports From A Ringside Seat".Hattiesburg American.RetrievedAugust 18,2021– viaNewspapers.com.