Joseph C. Winkler (March 9, 1922 – March 21, 2001) was an American football center who played one season with the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Purdue University and attended Catholic Central High School in Hammond, Indiana.[1]
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| Position: | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 9, 1922 Hammond, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died: | March 21, 2001 (aged 79) Lansing, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Hammond (IN) Catholic Central |
| College: | Purdue |
| NFL draft: | 1945 / round: 12 / pick: 114 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
editWinkler played high school football at Bishop Noll Institute as a fullback. He earned Indiana Catholic all-state and Chicago Area All-Catholic team honors. He was also a two-time winner of the team’s Outstanding Player award. Winkler graduated in 1941. He was inducted into the Hammond Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.[2]
College career
editWinkler played for Purdue Boilermakers as a center and graduated in 1945.[2]
Professional career
editWinkler was selected by the Cleveland Rams with the 114th pick in the 1945 NFL Draft and played in eight games for the team during the 1945 season.[3]
References
edit- ^ "JOE WINKLER". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "Hammond Sports Hall of Fame - The Inductees Class of 2002". hammondsportshalloffame.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "Joe Winkler". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2015.