Joe Winkler
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Position: | Center | ||
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Date of birth: | March 9, 1922 | ||
Place of birth: | Hammond, Indiana | ||
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Place of death: | Lansing, Illinois | ||
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High school: | Hammond (IN) Catholic Central | ||
College: | Purdue | ||
NFL draft: | 1945 / Round: 12 / Pick: 114 | ||
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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. He played college football at the University of Purdue and attended Catholic Central High School in Hammond, Indiana.[1]
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Early years
Winkler played high school football at Catholic Central High School 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
Winkler played for Purdue Boilermakers as a center and graduated in 1945.[2]
Professional career
Cleveland Rams
Winkler 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]
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- NFL player using deprecated currentteam parameter
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- 1922 births
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- Players of American football from Indiana
- American football centers
- Purdue Boilermakers football players
- Cleveland Rams players
- Sportspeople from Hammond, Indiana