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
TDINT:0–2

Joseph Micchia (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, [1] playing three sports. [2] He initially attended Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio, but transferred to Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, after his freshman year. [2]

Micchia played college football for the Westminster Titans for the 1987 through 1989 seasons, going 31–0 as a starting quarterback. [1] The Titans won consecutive NAIA Division II Football National Championships, in 1988 and 1989, during which the team had a 27-game winning streak. [1] Micchia wore uniform number 10 in honor of Fran Tarkenton, his favorite player when he was growing up. [2] Micchia briefly played professionally, appearing in the final regular-season game of the 1990 Pittsburgh Gladiators of the Arena Football League. [3]

Following his football career, Micchia graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1994, and later went into private practice in Wake Forest, North Carolina. [1]

In 2013, Micchia was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. [1] He is also an inductee of the Titan Sports Hall of Fame at Westminster College (1995), [4] and the Mercer County Hall of Fame (2016). [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Wake Forest doctor to be inducted in College Football Hall of Fame". Winston-Salem Journal. July 9, 2013. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  3. Fink, David (July 28, 1990). "Detroit drives plast Gladiators, 40–33". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 13. Retrieved October 13, 2023 via newspapers.com.
  4. "Joe Micchia". westminster.edu. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  5. "Joe Micchia". Mercer County Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 13, 2023 via webflow.io.