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| Born: | December 30, 1966 Sharon, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Sharon (PA) | ||||
| College: | Westminster (1987–1989) | ||||
| Position: | Quarterback | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Career Arena League statistics as of 1990 | |||||
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Joseph Matthew Micchia Jr. [1] (born December 30, 1966) is an American physician and former gridiron football quarterback.
Micchia was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, and attended high school there, [2] playing three sports. [3] He initially attended Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio, but transferred to Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, after his freshman year. [3]
Micchia played college football for the Westminster Titans for the 1987 through 1989 seasons, going 31–0 as a starting quarterback. [2] The Titans won consecutive NAIA Division II Football National Championships, in 1988 and 1989, during which the team had a 27-game winning streak. [2] He was the school's first quarterback to accumulate 4,000 passing yards. [4] Micchia wore uniform number 10 in honor of Fran Tarkenton, his favorite player when he was growing up. [3] Micchia briefly played professionally, appearing in the final regular-season game of the 1990 Pittsburgh Gladiators of the Arena Football League. [5]
Micchia received a Bachelor of Science degree from Westminster. [6] Following his football career, Micchia attended the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, [2] where he was a member of Phi Sigma Gamma. [7] He graduated in 1994 and later went into private practice in Wake Forest, North Carolina. [2]
In 2013, Micchia was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. [2] He is also an inductee of the Titan Sports Hall of Fame at Westminster College (1995), [8] and the Mercer County Hall of Fame (2016). [9]