Joe Lavender
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| Position: | Cornerback |
Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | February 10, 1949 |
| Place of birth: | Rayville, Louisiana |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | El Centro (CA) Central Union |
| College: | San Diego State |
| NFL draft: | 1973 / Round: 12 / Pick: 288 |
Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Career NFL statistics as of 1982 | |
| Interceptions: | 33 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 7 |
| Touchdowns: | 4 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Joseph "Joe" Lavender (born February 10, 1949) is a former American football cornerback who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1973–1975, and the Washington Redskins from 1976–1982.[1] He was drafted by the Eagles in the twelfth round of the 1973 NFL Draft. He played college football at San Diego State.
Professional career
In his first year as a Redskin (1976), he replaced Mike Bass as the starting cornerback opposite the other cornerback, Pat Fischer and had 6 interceptions. He also had impressive interception totals in 1979 and 1980 with 6 each. But in 1982, Lavender was replaced as a starter by a rookie, Vernon Dean, though he remained on the team as a backup, the year the Redskins won Super Bowl XVII, his final one in the NFL.
After Football
In 1986, Joe was arrested in El Cajon for carrying an illegal knife.[2]
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