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Joe Bostic
No. 71
Position: Guard
Tackle
Personal information
Born: (1957-04-20) April 20, 1957 (age 67)
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
College: Clemson
NFL draft: 1979 / Round: 3 / Pick: 64
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:132
Games started:115
Fumble recoveries:2
Player stats at PFR

Joe Earl Bostic, Jr. (born April 20, 1957) is a former American football offensive lineman, primarily guard, who played eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals. He was the Cardinals' 3rd round selection in the 1979 NFL Draft. He played high school football at Ben L. Smith High School and college football at Clemson University. He is the older brother of fellow NFL player Jeff Bostic. [1]

Joe has been inducted into the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame in 2023. [2] He has also previously been inducted into the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame (2008), [3] South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame (2000), [4] North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (2015), [5] and the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame (1996). [6]

References

  1. ^ "Joe Bostic". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Former Clemson standout named to SC Football Hall of Fame". TigerNet.com. March 14, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "GCSHOF".
  4. ^ "SCAHoF".
  5. ^ "North Carolina Sports Hall of Famers".
  6. ^ "Clemson Athletic HoF".