Joseph C. Windbiel Jr. (March 6, 1897 – June 25, 1971)
was a professional
football player who played in the early 1920s in the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
(then called the American Professional Football Association). He played for the AFPA's
Evansville Crimson Giants during the
1921 season. He also reportedly played for the
Detroit Heralds
Detroit had four early teams in the National Football League before the Detroit Lions. The Heralds played in 1920, and had played as an independent as far back as 1905. The Tigers, a continuation of the Heralds, played in 1921, folding midseason ...
before the team joined the NFL in 1920. Before playing pro football, Windbiel played at the
college level for the
University of Dayton
The University of Dayton (UD) is a private, Catholic research university in Dayton, Ohio. Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary, it is one of three Marianist universities in the nation and the second-largest private university in Ohio. The univ ...
. At Dayton, Windbiel was a three-time
letterman (1913, 1915, 1916) and the captain of the school's 1916 team.
Outside of playing, Windbiel was also a high school football coach.
References
Dayton Flyers History
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1897 births
1971 deaths
Players of American football from Illinois
Dayton Flyers football players
Evansville Crimson Giants players
Detroit Heralds players
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