Joe Kuharich
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born | April 14, 1917 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | January 25, 1981 (aged 63) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | James Whitcomb Riley (South Bend, Indiana) | ||||||||
| College | Notre Dame (1935–1937) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1938: 12th round, 104th overall pick | ||||||||
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| Career | NCAA: 42–37 (.532) NFL: 58–81–3 (.419) | ||||||||
| Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference | |||||||||
Joseph Lawrence Kuharich (April 14, 1917 – January 25, 1981) was an American professional football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of San Francisco from 1948 to 1951, and at Notre Dame from 1959 to 1962, compiling a career college football record of 42–37. Kuharich was also the head coach of the Chicago Cardinals in 1952, the Washington Redskins from 1954 to 1958, and the Philadelphia Eagles from 1964 to 1968, achieving a career coaching record of 58–81–3 in the National Football League (NFL).
Kuharich played football as a guard at Notre Dame from 1935 to 1937 and with the Chicago Cardinals in 1940, 1941, and 1945. Kuharich died on the day the Eagles lost their first Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl XV to the Oakland Raiders.