Joe Kopcha
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born | December 23, 1905 Whiting, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | July 29, 1986 (aged 80) Hobart, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Whiting (IN) | ||||||||
| College | Chattanooga | ||||||||
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Joseph Edwards Kopcha (December 23, 1905 – July 29, 1986) was an American professional football player who was a guard for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Chicago Bears.
Kopcha attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he studied to become an obstetrician,[1] and played professional football in order to fund his university studies.[2] Kopcha played for the Detroit Lions when he obtained an internship at Harper Hospital, after previously studying at the Rush Medical College when playing for the Bears.[3] Kopcha used his knowledge to redesign the shoulder pads worn by players, with his basic designs still in use today.[4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Kopcha was of Polish descent.[5]
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- 1905 births
- 1986 deaths
- American football offensive guards
- American people of Polish descent
- Chattanooga Mocs football players
- Chicago Bears players
- Detroit Lions players
- People from Whiting, Indiana
- Players of American football from Lake County, Indiana
- Whiting High School alumni
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1900s birth stubs