years databasefootball birth_place teams article_title position birth_date college draftedround draftedyear
1972-1980 1981 1983 federjoe01 louisville , ky , united states new orleans saints baltimore colts chicago blitz joe federspiel
 middle linebacker 6 may 1950 kentucky 4 / pick 99 1972
joe federspiel

joseph michael federspiel -lrb- born may 6 , 1950 in louisville , kentucky -rrb- was an american football middle linebacker who played ten seasons in the national football league .
federspiel played college football at the university of kentucky .
federspiel played in the nfl for the new orleans saints -lrb- 1972 -- 1980 -rrb- and baltimore colts in 1981 .
federspiel also played for the chicago blitz of the united states football league in 1983 .
after retiring as a player , federspiel officiated southeastern conference football games as an umpire .
he was not allowed to work kentucky games , as sec rules prohibit officials from calling games involving their alma mater .
