Joe Stanowicz

Joseph John Stanowicz (November 4, 1921 – September 21, 1999) was an American football player. He attended the United States Military Academy where he played at the guard position for the Army Black Knights football team. He was selected by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), the International News Service (INS), and the United Press (UP) as a first-team player on the 1944 College Football All-America Team.[1][2][3] After graduating from the Academy, Stanowicz served in the Army until 1966. He died in 1999 in Orange, California.[4]

Joe Stanowicz
Born:November 4, 1921
Hackettstown, New Jersey
Died:September 21, 1999
Orange, California
Career information
Position(s)Guard
CollegeUnited States Military Academy
Career history
As player
1944Army
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-American, 1944

A native of Hackettstown, New Jersey, Stanowicz played high school football at Blair Academy.[5]

References
  1. "FWAA All America" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America.
  2. "INS Selects All-American". Chester Times. 1944-12-02.
  3. Leo H. Petersen (1944-11-30). "1944 All-American Squad Announced: Bob McCIure Of Nevada U. Rated On UP Fourth Team". Nevada State Journal.
  4. "Joseph J. Stanowicz 1945". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  5. Staff. "Speedy Backs and Sturdy Line Factors in Army's Success; CADETS UNBEATEN IN THREE STARTS", The New York Times, October 13, 1943. Accessed September 10, 2017. "Joe Stanowicz, a Hackettstown, N. J., boy who later went to Blair Academy, where he starred as fullback, has been remolded into a tackle, giving the Cadets two 215-pounders at theses important slots, while McCorkle is a converted end."
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