Joe Micchia

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Joe Micchia
Personal information
Born: (1966-12-30) December 30, 1966 (age 57)
Sharon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Sharon (PA)
College: Westminster (1987–1989)
Position: Quarterback
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics as of 1990
Games played:1
TD–INT:0–2

Joseph Matthew Micchia Jr. [1] (born December 30, 1966) is an American physician and former gridiron football quarterback.

Biography

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "About Joseph Micchia". npiprofile.com. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Joe Micchia". footballfoundation.org. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Wake Forest doctor to be inducted in College Football Hall of Fame". Winston-Salem Journal. July 9, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ Rupart, Wade (July 14, 2013). "Doctor named to Hall of Fame". The News & Observer . Raleigh, North Carolina. p. M7. Retrieved April 29, 2024– via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Fink, David (July 28, 1990). "Detroit drives plast Gladiators, 40–33". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 13. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Catalog. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. 1990–1991. p. 114. Retrieved April 29, 2024– via Internet Archive.
  7. ↑ Synapsis. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. 1994. pp. 54–55. Retrieved April 29, 2024– via Internet Archive.
  8. ↑ "Joe Micchia". westminster.edu. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Joe Micchia". Mercer County Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via webflow.io.
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