Joe Aguirre

Joseph Andrew Aguirre (October 17, 1918 – July 13, 1985) was an American football end. He played collegiately at Saint Mary's College of California and was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1941 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins.^[1]

Joe Aguirre (top left) on the program for a November 2, 1947 game with the rival San Francisco 49ers.

Joe Aguirre

Aguirre in 1946
No. 19, 57, 59, 60, 77, 78
Position:	End
Personal information
Born:	(1918-10-17)October 17, 1918 Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S.
Died:	July 13, 1985(1985-07-13) (aged 66) Grass Valley, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	Ogden (UT)
College:	Saint Mary's (CA)
NFL draft:	1941 / round: 11 / pick: 100
Career history
As a player:
Washington Redskins (1941, 1943–1945) Los Angeles Dons (1946-1949) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1950–1951) Edmonton Eskimos (1952) Saskatchewan Roughriders (1953–1955)
As a coach:
Edmonton Eskimos (1952) Line coach
Career highlights and awards
2× Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy winner (1950, 1954) 2× CFL All Star (1950, 1952)
Career NFL + AAFC statistics
Receptions: 163 Receiving yards: 2,223 Field goals made: 17 Field goal attempts: 39 Field goal %: 43.6 Stats at Pro Football Reference

In addition to playing in the National Football League (NFL) in 1941 and again from 1943 to 1945 for the Redskins, Aguirre played for four years with the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).

He also spent time in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Edmonton Eskimos, and Saskatchewan Roughriders. In his time in the CFL, he won the Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy as the Western Interprovincial Football Union's Top Scorer in 1950 and again in 1954.

NFL/AAFC career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1941	WAS	10	1	10	103	10.3	17	2
1943	WAS	10	10	37	420	11.4	44	7
1944	WAS	10	10	34	410	12.1	58	4
1945	WAS	10	9	16	189	11.8	28	0
1946	LAD	14	9	14	246	17.6	68	2
1947	LAD	12	6	11	219	19.9	51	5
1948	LAD	13	4	38	599	15.8	67	9
1949	LAD	4	0	3	37	12.3	-	1
		83	49	163	2,223	13.6	68	30

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1943	WAS	2	2	3	46	15.3	25	1
		2	2	3	46	15.3	25	1

References

1. Maher, Tod; Gill, Bob (2013). The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia: Every Player, Coach and Game, 1946–2012. Maher Sports Media. pp. 140–141. ISBN 978-0983513667.

External links

• Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference