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Joe Renfroe

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Joe Renfroe
Tulane Green Wave
PositionHalfback, quarterback
Personal information
Born:(1921-08-14)August 14, 1921
Died:December 9, 1987(1987-12-09) (aged 66)
Hinds County, Mississippi, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight203 lb (92 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolFort 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

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  1. ^ "Joe Renfroe". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Before Deion & Co., there was Joe Renfroe". News-Press. April 16, 1999. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Lee Baker (December 10, 1987). "Renfroe remembered as 'tough' coach for Hinds champions". The Clarion-Ledger. p. 7C.
  4. ^ "Flying Renfroe Wins for Hinds". Pasadena Independent. December 12, 1954. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.