Joe was a football and track athlete at Youngsville High School from 1952-56. In his senior year, he scored 23 touchdowns and rushed for over 2000 yards for the Eagles. Joe played football for Coach Jack Mollenkofh at Purdue University from 1957-60, where he was named All Big Ten and honorable mention All-American. In 1960, Joe was drafted by the Buffalo Bills and specialized in returning kickoffs and punts. After spending two years in the Army, he returned to the Bills and Coach Lou Sabin in 1963 and 64. Recently, Joe has been competing in his track specialty, the 800 meters. He won this event in the Masters Division at the Empire State Games and the Rocky Mountain Games in Colorado. At Toronto in the Masters World Games, Joe ran a time of 2:09 in the 800 meters and placed 2nd in the World, quite an accomplishment for a 50 year old athlete.
