Joseph Michael DeLamielleure is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League.
20 Facts About Joe DeLamielleure
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Joe DeLamielleure was an All-American playing college football for the Michigan State Spartans.
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Joe DeLamielleure was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 1973 NFL Draft.
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Joe DeLamielleure won All-Rookie Honors, after finding out a physical condition with his irregular heartbeat was not serious.
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Joe DeLamielleure is one of the first living NFL players to be tested and diagnosed with CTE.
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Joe DeLamielleure was on the kickoff return team that blocked for Wallace Francis, who led NFL with two return touchdowns.
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Joe DeLamielleure played on the wedge of the kickoff return team his entire career in Buffalo.
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Joe DeLamielleure was named an All-Pro six times and was named to the Pro Bowl six times.
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In 1975, Joe DeLamielleure was named by the NFLPA as Offensive Lineman of the Year.
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In 1973, Joe DeLamielleure was Co-Offensive Linemen of the Year as awarded by the 1000 Yard Rusher Club, Columbus, Ohio.
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In 1977, Joe DeLamielleure received the Forrest Gregg Award as the NFL's Top Offensive Lineman for that season.
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In 1980, Joe DeLamielleure was traded to the Cleveland Browns where he blocked for his 2nd NFL MVP, Brian Sipe.
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Joe DeLamielleure became the first player ever to block for a 2,000-yard rusher and a 4,000-yard passer.
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In 1979, Joe DeLamielleure was named to the NFL's All-Decade Team.
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Joe DeLamielleure played his final year in the NFL, 1985, back with the Buffalo Bills.
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In 1992, Joe DeLamielleure had a short stint with the Charlotte Rage of the Arena Football League.
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Joe DeLamielleure was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003 and was inducted to the East-West Shrine Game Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Joe DeLamielleure had an argument with Gene Upshaw, the head of the Players Union, about retired NFL player's pensions up until Upshaw's death in August 2008.
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Joe DeLamielleure was a promoter of the All-American Football League, a spring league that hoped to fill a void of the now-defunct NFL Europe.
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Joe DeLamielleure later coached in the Charlotte area with the Private Coaching Service CoachUp.