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Joe Bostic

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Joe Bostic
No. 71
Position:Guard
Tackle
Personal information
Born: (1957-04-20) April 20, 1957 (age 67)
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:Greensboro (NC) Smith[1]
College:Clemson
NFL draft:1979 / round: 3 / pick: 64
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:132
Games started:115
Fumble recoveries:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joe Earl Bostic Jr. (born April 20, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman, primarily at guard, for 11 seasons with the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was the Cardinals' third-round selection in the 1979 NFL draft. He played high school football at Ben L. Smith High School and college football for the Clemson Tigers. He is the older brother of fellow NFL player Jeff Bostic.[2]

Joe has been inducted into the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame in 2023.[3] He has also previously been inducted into the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame (2008),[4] South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame (2000),[5] North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (2015),[6] and the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame (1996).[7]

References

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  1. ^ "All-Staters sought widely". News and Record. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Joe Bostic". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Former Clemson standout named to SC Football Hall of Fame". TigerNet.com. March 14, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "GCSHOF".
  5. ^ "SCAHoF".
  6. ^ "North Carolina Sports Hall of Famers".
  7. ^ "Clemson Athletic HoF".