Joseph Hoeffel (American football)
Hoeffel with Wisconsin, c. 1910 | |
| Profile | |
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| Position | End |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 31, 1890 Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | April 15, 1964 (aged 73) Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 150 lb (68 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Green Bay East (WI) |
| College | Wisconsin |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season | 3–2–1 |
Joseph Merrill Hoeffel (October 31, 1890 – April 15, 1964) was an American football player and coach who served as head coach of the Green Bay Packers in 1921. Historically, Curly Lambeau has been credited as being the Packers' that year, although this is primarily due to the different rules of American football in the early 1900s. In Hoeffel's era, the head coach was not allowed to communicate with the players while they were playing a game. Lambeau, as team captain, would call the plays during a game and also organized practices, tasks that are now allocated to the head coaching position.
Hoffel played college football for Wisconsin, being an All-America selection by Walter Camp in 1912. He played the end position.