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Joe Hightower

Hightower, Joseph
Height: 6-1 Weight: 217
Born: 1942
High School:

Year	College	Status
1960	Appalachian State
1961	Appalachian State	Played
1962	Appalachian State	Played
1963	Appalachian State	Played

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1964 Springfield Acorns (ACFL)1964 SPR ACFL	23	K-DB	14
1965 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1965 NOR COFL	46	RS-K	14
1966 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1966 NOR COFL	46	RS-K	13
1967 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1967 NOR COFL	46	SS-K
1968 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1968 NOR COFL	46	WS-K
1969 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1969 NOR COFL	46	FS-K
1970 Norfolk Neptunes (ACFL)1970 NOR ACFL	46	WS-K

Transaction	Date	Team
Signed		1964 Boston Patriots (AFL)1964 BOS AFL
Released	7/31/1964	1964 Boston Patriots (AFL)1964 BOS AFL
Signed		1964 Springfield Acorns (ACFL)1964 SPR ACFL
Free Agent		1964 Springfield Acorns (ACFL)1964 SPR ACFL
Signed		1965 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1965 NOR COFL
Free Agent		1968 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1968 NOR COFL
Signed	12/22/1968	1969 Denver Broncos (AFL)1969 DEN AFL
Released		1969 Denver Broncos (AFL)1969 DEN AFL
Signed		1969 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1969 NOR COFL
Free Agent		1970 Norfolk Neptunes (ACFL)1970 NOR ACFL

AWARDS
1965 Official All-COFL
1968 Official All-COFL
1969 Official All-COFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1964 Springfield Acorns (ACFL)1964 SPR ACFL	3	17			-	-	-	1			-	0	38
1965 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1965 NOR COFL	2	33	39	84.6	-	-	-	13	32	40.6	-	0	84
1966 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1966 NOR COFL	0	31	34	91.2	-	-	-	12	29	41.4	-	0	67
1967 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1967 NOR COFL	0	49	54	90.7	-	-	-	11	21	52.4	-	0	82
1968 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1968 NOR COFL	1	42	45	93.3	-	-	-	15	30	50.0	-	0	93
1969 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1969 NOR COFL	2	45	45	100.0	-	-	-	12	24	50.0	-	0	93
1970 Norfolk Neptunes (ACFL)1970 NOR ACFL	0	31			-	-	-	10			-	0	61

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
1964 Springfield Acorns (ACFL)1964 SPR ACFL		5		89	17.8	26	2			0
1965 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1965 NOR COFL		1		-4	-4.0	-4	0		0	0
1968 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1968 NOR COFL		1		10	10.0	10	0		0	0

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1964 Springfield Acorns (ACFL)1964 SPR ACFL	7	97	13.9	38	1
1965 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1965 NOR COFL	6	174	29.0	97t	2
1966 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1966 NOR COFL	4	56	14.0	26	0
1967 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1967 NOR COFL	7	141	20.1	56	0
1968 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1968 NOR COFL	3	79	26.3	29	1
1969 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1969 NOR COFL	3	46	15.3	42	0

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	BL	TB	I20	OB	DN	RYDS	NYDS	NET
1968 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1968 NOR COFL	3	103	34.3	38

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1965 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1965 NOR COFL	1		0	0.0	0	0	0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1964 Springfield Acorns (ACFL)1964 SPR ACFL	1		3	3.0	3	0	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1969 Norfolk Neptunes (COFL)1969 NOR COFL							1+

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