Joe Stydahar

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Joe Stydahar
Date of birth	March 17, 1912
Place of birth	Kaylor, PA
Date of death	March 23, 1977
Place of death	Beckley, West Virginia
Position(s)	Head Coach OT
College	West Virginia
NFL Draft	1936 / Round 1/ Pick 6
Career Highlights
Honors	NFL 1930s All-Decade Team
Career Record	20-27-1
Championships Won	1951 NFL Championship
Stats
Playing Stats	Pro Football Reference
Playing Stats	DatabaseFootball
Coaching Stats	DatabaseFootball
Team(s) as a player
1936-1946	Chicago Bears
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1950-1951 1953-1954	Los Angeles Rams Chicago Cardinals
College Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1967

Joseph Lee Stydahar (March 17, 1912 – March 23, 1977) was an American football offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears from 1936 to 1942 and 1945 to 1946 and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was born and raised about 70 miles east of Pittsburgh in the small mining community of Kaylor, Pennsylvania in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Stydahar attended West Virginia University, and was the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams during the 1950 and 1951 seasons, and the Chicago Cardinals during 1953 and 1954.

[edit] 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.

[edit] External links

Pro Football Hall of Fame: Member profile
College Football Hall of Fame bio

Preceded by Clark Shaughnessy	Los Angeles Rams Head Coaches 1950–1952	Succeeded by Hamp Pool
Preceded by Joe Kuharich	Chicago Cardinals Head Coaches 1953–1954	Succeeded by Ray Richards

Saint Louis Rams Head Coaches
Bezdek • Lewis • Clark • Donelli • Walsh • Snyder • Shaughnessy • Stydahar • Pool • Gillman • Waterfield • Svare • Allen • Prothro • Knox • Malavasi • Robinson • Knox • Brooks • Vermeil • Martz • Vitt • Linehan