| No. 61 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1926-04-03)April 3, 1926 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died: | May 22, 2011(2011-05-22) (aged 85) Newburgh, New York, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Tennessee (1944) Army (1945–1947) |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Baylor (Chattanooga, Tennessee) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame(1987) | |
Joseph Benton Steffy Jr. (April 3, 1926 – May 22, 2011) was an Americanfootball player. He went to fight in theKorean War and received the Bronze Star Medal and thePurple Heart. He was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame.
Steffy was born inChattanooga, Tennessee, on April 3, 1926. He attended theUniversity of Tennessee, where he played on thefootball team for one season in 1944. That year, the Volunteers went undefeated in the regular season, but lost toSouthern California in theRose Bowl. The following year, he enrolled at theUnited States Military Academy, where he played for theArmy football team for three seasons as anoffensive guard and as acenter on defense. The Cadets went undefeated in 1945 and 1946. In 1947, Steffy was named team captain.[1]
He graduated from USMA in 1949. In April 1950, he married Ann née Brown. As alieutenant, Steffy served in theKorean War, where he sufferedfrostbite and was wounded in the foot by a grenade. Due to his injuries, he was evacuated fromHungnam to Japan, and later awarded theBronze Star Medal.[1]
After the war, Steffy served on the Army football staff as the freshman team coach. He later owned a car dealership inNewburgh, New York. With his wife, who died in 2004, he had one son. Steffy died of a heart ailment on May 22, 2011, inNewburgh, New York, aged 85.[1]
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