Oliver Joel "Lil' Joel" Hunt was an American football and baseball player and coach of football.
10 Facts About Joel Hunt
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Joel Hunt was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1967.
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Joel Hunt's 19 rushing touchdowns in 1927 was a school record that stood for 85 years until it was broken by Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel in 2012.
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Joel Hunt played professional baseball, spending most of his time in the minor leagues, and playing 16 games in Major League Baseball with the St Louis Cardinals in 1931 and 1932.
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Joel Hunt accepted 13 total chances at right field without an error for a 1.000 fielding percentage.
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At Georgia, Joel Hunt was a surprise replacement for the popular head coach Harry Mehre.
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At LSU in the 1940s, Joel Hunt coached the kicking and punting.
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Joel Hunt was not impressed with the length of punts, as a long return might nullify the advantage.
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Joel Hunt later coached with the Buffalo Bills of the All-America Football Conference in 1949, the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League in 1950, and at the University of Houston in 1955.
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Joel Hunt was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1967.