Joseph Salvatore Tofflemire was an American professional football player who was a center for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League.
21 Facts About Joe Tofflemire
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Joe Tofflemire played college football for the Arizona Wildcats and was selected in the second round of the 1989 NFL draft.
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Joe Tofflemire was a 1984 graduate of Post Falls High School in northern Idaho, where he was a four-year letterman in both track and football, and was inducted into the inaugural PFHS Hall of Fame, along with his best friend Rollin Putzier, who was a lineman in the NFL.
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Joe Tofflemire set school records in both the shot-put and discus medaling at the Idaho state championships as well as being part of the sprint relay teams.
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Joe Tofflemire was a standout in football in which he was named to multiple all-state and all-star teams as a lineman and during his senior year he was honored as the Idaho Offensive Lineman of the year.
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Highly recruited by many Division I teams, Joe Tofflemire accepted a full-ride scholarship to the University of Arizona in Tucson.
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Joe Tofflemire kicked a 44-yard field goal his junior year in a state A-2 playoff game versus Bishop Kelly which at that time was an Idaho high school state record.
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Joe Tofflemire wore a size 15, black SpotBilt square toe kicking shoe and was given the name "Joe the Toe" by assistant coach Steve Long during a practice session.
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Joe Tofflemire started off being a chubby place kicker and was moved up to the varsity team his freshman year as a kicker.
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Joe Tofflemire was a 1989 graduate of the University of Arizona in Tucson, starting all four years at the position of Center becoming the best in Wildcat history.
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Joe Tofflemire was a first-team Playboy All-American and first-team College Football News All-American in 1988, and was second-team All-American selection for CFN in 1986 and 1987.
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The 1988 Playboy team along with Joe Tofflemire featured Barry Sanders, Troy Aikman, Deion Sanders, and Derrick Thomas, all in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Joe Tofflemire is one of the most decorated lineman in Arizona football history, and one of the most decorated in Pac-10 history.
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Joe Tofflemire was a Morris Trophy winner in 1988, and a three time All-Pac-10 first-team selection his sophomore thru senior seasons, and selected as second-team his freshman season.
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Joe Tofflemire was selected in the second round of the 1989 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks.
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Joe Tofflemire was hurt the following year and was ultimately replaced by Ray Donaldson as the starter and the rest of his NFL career was plagued by injuries.
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Joe Tofflemire retired after the 1994 season, not wanting to take a salary cut, putting an end to what many had thought would be a great NFL career coming out of college.
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Joe Tofflemire had two sons: Michael, who played football at Weber State, and Johnny.
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Joe Tofflemire died in 2011 at age 46 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, after being found unconscious and unresponsive in his Post Falls home.
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Also according to Paul, Joe Tofflemire was never healthy again after being in the NFL after having many surgeries and complications from his injuries sustained while playing.
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Joe Tofflemire injured a shoulder at Arizona that suffered further pounding in the pros.