Joe Bostic

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Joe Bostic
No. 71
Born: (1957-04-20) April 20, 1957 (age 66)
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Career information
Position(s) Guard
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight265 lb (120 kg)
College Clemson
NFL draft 1979 / Round: 3 / Pick 64
Career history
As player
1979–1989 St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals
Career highlights and awards

Joe Earl Bostic, Jr. (born April 20, 1957) is a former American football offensive lineman, primarily guard, who played eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals. He was the Cardinals' 3rd round selection in the 1979 NFL Draft. He played high school football at Ben L. Smith High School and college football at Clemson University. He is the older brother of fellow NFL player Jeff Bostic. [1]

Joe has been inducted into the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame in 2023. [2] He has also previously been inducted into the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame (2008), [3] South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame (2000), [4] North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (2015), [5] and the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame (1996). [6]

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References

  1. "Joe Bostic". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  2. "Former Clemson standout named to SC Football Hall of Fame". TigerNet.com. 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  3. "GCSHOF".
  4. "SCAHoF".
  5. "North Carolina Sports Hall of Famers".
  6. "Clemson Athletic HoF".