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American football player (born 1966)

American football player
Joe Micchia
Personal information
Born: (1966-12-30) December 30, 1966 (age 58)
Sharon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Sharon (PA)
College:Westminster (1987–1989)
Position:Quarterback
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena League statistics as of 1990
Games played:1
TD–INT:0–2
College Football Hall of Fame

Joseph Matthew Micchia Jr. (born December 30, 1966) is an American physician and former gridiron football quarterback.

Biography

Micchia was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, and attended high school there, playing three sports. He initially attended Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio, but transferred to Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, after his freshman year.

Micchia played college football for the Westminster Titans for the 1987 through 1989 seasons, going 31–0 as a starting quarterback. The Titans won consecutive NAIA Division II Football National Championships, in 1988 and 1989, during which the team had a 27-game winning streak. He was the school's first quarterback to accumulate 4,000 passing yards. Micchia wore uniform number 10 in honor of Fran Tarkenton, his favorite player when he was growing up. Micchia briefly played professionally, appearing in the final regular-season game of the 1990 Pittsburgh Gladiators of the Arena Football League.

Micchia received a Bachelor of Science degree from Westminster. Following his football career, Micchia attended the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he was a member of Phi Sigma Gamma. He graduated in 1994 and later went into private practice in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

In 2013, Micchia was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He is also an inductee of the Titan Sports Hall of Fame at Westminster College (1995), and the Mercer County Hall of Fame (2016).

References

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  2. ^ "Joe Micchia". footballfoundation.org. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wake Forest doctor to be inducted in College Football Hall of Fame". Winston-Salem Journal. July 9, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  4. Rupart, Wade (July 14, 2013). "Doctor named to Hall of Fame". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. M7. Retrieved April 29, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  5. Fink, David (July 28, 1990). "Detroit drives plast Gladiators, 40–33". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 13. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  6. Catalog. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. 1990–1991. p. 114. Retrieved April 29, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  7. Synapsis. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. 1994. pp. 54–55. Retrieved April 29, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  8. "Joe Micchia". westminster.edu. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  9. "Joe Micchia". Mercer County Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via webflow.io.
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