Franco Harris Football League
10-19-2122
#21|Joe Coyle Safety
Retired (1973, Age 36)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (12-01-2004) Potential C 
Age at Death 67 Born 08-10-1937 in Durham, NC
Drafted Round 5, Pick 150 (1960) Experience 13 Years (256 Wks)
College Colorado University Boulder, 1959 Salary 845 ($2300.126M/2122 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D  Catching C  Pass Cover B- Kick Power C 
Throw Acc D+ Pass Blocking D  Run Cover D+ Kick Acc D+
Carrying F  Run Blocking F  Tackling B  Kick Return C 
        Pursuit B     
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B- Stamina B- Execution B  Agility B 
Strength C- Health D- Aggressiveness D- Hands C 
Jumping C      Attitude C+ Break Tackle B-
ROLES
QB D  C D  DT C- SS B- K D- GUN C+
WR C- G D+ DE C- FS B  P D- KR C-
HB/TB C- T D+ ILB C  CB C+ LS D- KRB C-
FB D+ TE D+ OLB C+ H D+ HT C+ KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1960 PHI 13 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 2 1 5 5.0 5 0 0
1961 PHI 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 5 2 20 10.0 10 0 0
1962 PHI 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 4 3 13 4.3 9 0 0
1963 PHI 16 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1 1 35 35.0 35 1 0
1964 PHI 15 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 4 2 58 29.0 51 1 0
1965 STL 16 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 6 4 35 8.8 10 0 0
1966 STL 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 2 1 10 10.0 10 0 0
1967 STL 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0 1 7 7.0 7 0 0
1968 STL 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 3 2 7 3.5 7 0 0
1969 STL 10 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1970 STL 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1971 STL 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   170 119 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 44 27 17 190 11.2 51 2 0

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1974Joe Coyle has retired from football.
08-14-1972The St. Louis Lions have waived Joe Coyle.
11-01-1971The St. Louis Lions have placed Joe Coyle on the trade block.
12-21-1970The St. Louis Lions have moved Joe Coyle to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Cole Cavil to the inactive roster.
12-21-1970The St. Louis Lions have moved Eddie Livingston and Mike Evans to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Joe Coyle and Pat Golub to the inactive roster.
09-02-1968The St. Louis Lions have moved Timmy Barnes, Percy Hayes, Larry Wagner, Cole Cavil, Joe Coyle, Clarence Freeney, Chris Thompson, Walther Matthau, Kerwin Bell, Steve Shaw, Kevin Bonness, Ray Reese, Shawn Brown, and Tom Handley to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Eddie Livingston, Hoot Harkey, Tim Kibler, Jim White, Marshall Allen, Jimmy Teafatiller, Marion Morrison, and Laverne McDonald to the inactive roster.
12-18-1967The St. Louis Lions have moved Alan Schankweiler, Tim Kibler, Don Berra, and Wayne Casey to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Hoot Harkey, Joe Coyle, Marion Morrison, and Clarence Bonner to the inactive roster.
08-29-1966The St. Louis Lions have moved Paul Cloutier, Eddie Livingston, Hoot Harkey, Steve Shaw, Joe Coyle, Wayne Walton, Clarence Bonner, and Benny Schuette to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Hulio Regeenis, Alan Schankweiler, Mike Lewis, Robert Carroll, Steve Setzer, Merlyn Phillips, Malcolm Scott, and Tim Kibler to the inactive roster.
08-22-1966The St. Louis Lions have moved Steve Setzer, Joe Meutch, Dana Costict, Joel St.John, Merlyn Phillips, Tim Kibler, Mike Lewis, Alan Schankweiler, Malcolm Scott, Eddie Coleman, Bill Tully, Bill Fox, Hulio Regeenis, Tom Remsberg, Bill Pilconis, and Charles Darre to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Steve Shaw, Paul Cloutier, Curtis Bruder, Joe Coyle, Eddie Livingston, Timmy Barnes, Chris Thompson, Wayne Walton, Kevin Bonness, Hoot Harkey, Clarence Bonner, Benny Schuette, Laverne McDonald, Curtis Beams, Shawn Brown, and Larry Wagner to the inactive roster.
08-15-1965The St. Louis Lutherans have moved Joe Coyle, Garrett Agee, Matt Parker, and Steve Knafelc to the active roster. The St. Louis Lutherans have moved Francis Holman, Tommy Veris, Eddie Coleman, and Wesley Wedemeyer to the inactive roster.
05-02-1965The St. Louis Lutherans have moved Dick Vogel, John Zook, Ralph Land, Steve Knafelc, Nathan Ledyard, Tommy Veris, George Wilson, Bob Farris, Albie Crawford, Larry Peko, Jim Byrd, Elvis Reid, Sylvester Sadowski, Will Clemons, Boris Gayle, Jim Hackett, and Eddie Coleman to the active roster. The St. Louis Lutherans have moved Leo Childress, American Eagle, Larry Wagner, Terry Bingaman, Dale Bouie, Joe Coyle, Kurt McGrail, Matt Parker, Derrick Koart, Kevin Bonness, Howard Harris, Laverne McDonald, Garrett Agee, Ray Reese, Shawn Brown, Herman Flick, and Don Boyd to the inactive roster.
01-01-1961The Philadelphia Whiners have removed Joe Coyle from the trade block.
11-20-1960Joe Coyle of the Philadelphia Whiners is injured with a leg contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 7 days.
10-16-1960Joe Coyle of the Philadelphia Whiners is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 22 days.
09-04-1960The Philadelphia Whiners have placed Joe Coyle on the trade block.