Joe Muha
Joseph George Muha
Born: April 28, 1921
Central City, PA USA
Deceased: March 30, 1993
Hemet, CA
Position: FB-LB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205
College: VMI
High School: Stowe (PA)
Career: 1946-1950
Drafted: 1943 in Round 1, #2 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Muha played from 1946 to 1950 during his career with the Philadelphia Eagles. Muha ran for 257 yards in his career on 67 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 4 passes for 42 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 16 | 0 | 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 27 | 107 | 4.0 | 28 | 1 | 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 25 | 90 | 3.6 | 14 | 0 | 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 67 | 257 | 3.8 | 28 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 20 | 1 | 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 20 | 1 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 3 | 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 0.0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 16 | 1 | 6.2 | 8 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 22 | 843 | 38.3 | 64 | 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 53 | 2303 | 43.5 | 75 | 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 57 | 2694 | 47.3 | 82 | 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 45 | 1800 | 40.0 | 59 | 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 179 | 7688 | 42.9 | 82 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 24 | 0 | 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 126 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 28 | 1 | 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 21 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 28 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1946 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 8 | 1947 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 9 | 1948 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 11 | 1949 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 11 | 1950 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 0 |
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Honors
1948 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (2nd Team)
1948 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1950 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
