Joe Renfroe
| Tulane Green Wave | |
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| Position | Halfback, quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 14, 1921 |
| Died: | December 9, 1987 (aged 66) Hinds County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Fort Myers (FL) |
Joseph Renfroe (August 14, 1921 – December 9, 1987) was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a halfback and quarterback for Tulane from 1942 to 1944. He was selected by the Associated Press as the first-team quarterback on the 1943 All-SEC football team. He was selected by the Brooklyn Tigers with the third pick in the 1945 NFL draft.[1] He suffered a career-ending shoulder injury playing against the Green Bay Packers in the Chicago College All-Star Game on August 30, 1945. He served as head football coach at Hinds Junior College in Utica, Mississippi, from 1953 to 1969, compiling a record of 132-76-5.[2] He was also the athletic director at Hinds from 1969 to 1987.[3] He led Hinds to a victory in the 1954 Junior Rose Bowl.[4] He was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. He died in 1987.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Joe Renfroe". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Before Deion & Co., there was Joe Renfroe". News-Press. April 16, 1999. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Lee Baker (December 10, 1987). "Renfroe remembered as 'tough' coach for Hinds champions". The Clarion-Ledger. p. 7C.
- ^ "Flying Renfroe Wins for Hinds". Pasadena Independent. December 12, 1954. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.