Joe GasparellaGasparella, Joseph RichardHeight: 6-4 Weight: 222 Born: February 5, 1927 Apollo, PA Died: November 21, 2000 Verona, PA High School: Vandergrift (PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Notre Dame | Played |
| 1945 | Notre Dame | Played |
| Draft: 6th round (43rd overall) 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Military Service: United States Army |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1948 PIT NFL | 48 | FB-LB-BB-S | 9 | 9 |
| 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1950 PIT NFL | 48 | BB | 11 | 5 |
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 23 | BB | 4 | 4 |
| 1951 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1951 CHIC NFL | 44 | QB | 3 | 0 |
| 1951 Year (NFL)1951 Year NFL | 7 | 4 | ||
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 27 | 18 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/19/1947 | 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1948 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 1/31/1948 | 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1948 PIT NFL |
| Released | 10/25/1951 | 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 10/30/1951 | 1951 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1951 CHIC NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1952 | 1951 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1951 CHIC NFL |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1948 PIT NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1948 PIT NFL | 57 | 23 | 40.4 | 30 | 294 | 5.2 | 12.8 | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 7.0 | 18 | 28.0 | ||||
| 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1950 PIT NFL | 54 | 23 | 42.6 | 26 | 383 | 7.1 | 16.7 | 51 | 3 | 5.6 | 5 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 47.1 | |||
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1951 Year (NFL)1951 Year NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 113 | 46 | 40.7 | 57 | 677 | 6.0 | 14.7 | 51 | 3 | 2.7 | 10 | 8.8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.9 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1950 PIT NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1948 PIT NFL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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