JOE GOLDINGGolding, Joseph Griffith, Jr.Height: 6-0 Weight: 184 Born: February 26, 1921 Eufaula, OK Died: December 26, 1971 Muskogee, OK High School: Eufaula (OK) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Oklahoma | |
| 1941 | Oklahoma | Lettered |
| 1946 | Oklahoma | Lettered |
| Draft: 27th round (276th overall) 1944 Brooklyn Tigers; 5th round (31st overall) 1946 Chicago Cardinals |
| Military Service: United States Army |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | 10 | LOH-ROH-RDH | 11 | 8 |
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL)1948 BOS NFL | 10 | LDH-LOH-ROH | 12 | 11 |
| 1949 New York Bulldogs (NFL)1949 NYG NFL | 10 | ROH | 11 | 11 |
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 10 | RDH-ROH | 12 | 12 |
| 1951 New York Yanks (NFL)1951 NYY NFL | 10 | RS | 11 | 11 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 57 | 53 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/19/1944 | 1944 Brooklyn Tigers (NFL)1944 BKN NFL |
| Draft | 1/14/1946 | 1946 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1946 CHIC NFL |
| Signed | 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1952 | 1951 New York Yanks (NFL)1951 NYY NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL)1948 BOS NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1949 New York Bulldogs (NFL)1949 NYG NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 84 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | 26 | 71 | 2.7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL)1948 BOS NFL | 24 | 36 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 New York Bulldogs (NFL)1949 NYG NFL | 63 | 240 | 3.8 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 114 | 349 | 3.1 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 24t | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL)1948 BOS NFL | 9 | 159 | 17.7 | 34t | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 1949 New York Bulldogs (NFL)1949 NYG NFL | 12 | 78 | 6.5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 27 | 289 | 10.7 | 34t | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 28 | 0 |
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL)1948 BOS NFL | 4 | 205 | 51.3 | 89t | 2 |
| 1949 New York Bulldogs (NFL)1949 NYG NFL | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 65t | 1 |
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 46 | 1 |
| 1951 New York Yanks (NFL)1951 NYY NFL | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 511 | 26.9 | 89t | 4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL)1948 BOS NFL | 10 | 129 | 12.9 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1949 New York Bulldogs (NFL)1949 NYG NFL | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 22 | 219 | 10.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | 9 | 173 | 19.2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL)1948 BOS NFL | 7 | 192 | 27.4 | 53 | 0 | ||||
| 1949 New York Bulldogs (NFL)1949 NYG NFL | 13 | 289 | 22.2 | 55 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 29 | 654 | 22.6 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | |
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL)1948 BOS NFL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1949 New York Bulldogs (NFL)1949 NYG NFL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| 1951 New York Yanks (NFL)1951 NYY NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 61 | 1 |
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