- Joe Stydahar
Infobox NFLretired
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position=Offensive Tackle
number=13
birthdate=birth date|1912|3|17Kaylor, Pennsylvania
deathdate=death date and age|1977|3|23|1912|3|17Beckley, West Virginia
debutyear=1936
finalyear=1946
draftyear=1936
draftround=1
draftpick=6
college=West Virginia
teams=As player
*Chicago Bears (1936-1946)As coach
*Los Angeles Rams (1950-1951)
*Chicago Cardinals (1953-1954)
stat1label=Games played
stat1value=84
stat2label=Fumble recoveries
stat2value=2
stat3label=Coaching record
stat3value=20-27-1
nfl=STY276861
highlights=
* 4x NFL All-Star selection (1938, 1939, 1940, 1941)
* 6xAll-Pro selection (1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942)
* 4x NFL champion (1940, 1941, 1946, 1951)
*NFL 1930s All-Decade Team
HOF=207
CollegeHOF=30142Joseph Lee Stydahar(born as Stajduhar) (
March 17 ,1912 –March 23 ,1977 ) was anAmerican football offensive tackle for theChicago Bears from 1936 to 1942 and 1945 to 1946 and is a member of thePro Football Hall of Fame . He was born and raised about 70 miles east ofPittsburgh in the small mining community of Kaylor, Pennsylvania inCambria County, Pennsylvania . Stydahar attendedWest Virginia University , and was the head coach of theLos Angeles Rams during the 1950 and 1951 seasons, and theChicago Cardinals during 1953 and 1954.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.
External links
*"Pro Football Hall of Fame:" [http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=207 Member profile]
* [http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=30142 College Football Hall of Fame bio]
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