Joseph William Patterson Jr. (August 20, 1918 – July 10, 1998) was an
American football player who played two seasons in the
National Football League (NFL) with the
Chicago Cardinals and
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Early life
Patterson was born in
Hillsboro, Texas and attended
Hillsboro High School.
He was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in 1988.
Patterson matriculated at
Baylor University.
He was named to Baylor's 1930s All-Decade Team and was the 1939
East–West Shrine Game
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MVP. Patterson was inducted into the Baylor Hall of Fame in 1963.
Football career
Patterson was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the
1939 NFL draft
The 1939 National Football League Draft was held on December 9, 1938, at the New Yorker Hotel in New York City, New York. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Cardinals selected center Ki Aldrich.
Player selections
Round one
...
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He played for the Chicago Cardinals in 1939 and returned to the Steelers in 1940.
He played
quarterback,
halfback and
punted.
Personal
See also
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List of college football yearly passing leaders
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References
1918 births
1998 deaths
People from Hillsboro, Texas
Players of American football from Texas
American football quarterbacks
American football running backs
Baylor Bears football players
Chicago Cardinals players
Pittsburgh Steelers players
Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers football players
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