draftyear finalyear death_date death_place debutyear statvalue birth_place article_title position draftround college birth_date nfl number image draftpick statlabel
1943 1950 1 april 1993 hemet , california 1946 257 3.8 2 central city , pennsylvania joe muha
 fullback 1 vmi 28 april 1921 muh207645 36 joemuha1948bowman.jpg 2 rushing yards average touchdowns
joe muha

joseph george `` joe '' muha -lrb- april 28 , 1921 -- april 1 , 1993 -rrb- was an american football player , coach , and official .
he played professionally as a fullback and linebacker in the national football league -lrb- nfl -rrb- for five seasons with the philadelphia eagles .
he was their starting fullback four of those years and a two-time all-pro selection .
muha also was an umpire in the nfl from 1956 through 1971 .
he wore uniform number 43 , which was claimed the season following muha 's retirement by red cashion .
muha served as a second lieutenant in the united states marine corps from 1943 to 1947 .
he was inducted into the virginia sports hall of fame in 1976 .
