Joel Hitt
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Personal information | |
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Born | Clinton, Mississippi | December 30, 1916
Died | June 2, 2003 Mobile, Alabama | (aged 86)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Mississippi College (1936–1939) |
Position | Forward / Center |
Career history | |
1939–1940 | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
Joel Rueben Hitt Jr. (December 30, 1916 – June 2, 2003) was an American professional basketball and football player.[1][2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots during the 1939–40 season and averaged 0.7 points per game.[1][3]
In football, he was selected in the 1939 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams (13th round, 113th overall).[4] He played for them in three games that season and accumulated 54 total yards of offense in his brief NFL career.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Joel Hitt NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Joel Hitt". Peach Basket Society. November 4, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Joel Hitt Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "1939 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Joel HItt NFL stats". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
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