Joe Domnanovich

Joe Domnanovich

No. 32, 34
Position:	Center, linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1919-03-21)March 21, 1919 South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Died:	January 20, 2009(2009-01-20) (aged 89) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:	Riley (South Bend, Indiana)
College:	Alabama
NFL draft:	1943 / Round: 4 / Pick: 28
Career history
As a player:
Boston Yanks (1946–1948) New York Bulldogs/Yanks (1949–1951)
As a coach:
Fort McClellan (1945) Line coach
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1942) First-team All-SEC (1942) Alabama Football Hall of Fame (1984) Indiana Football Hall of Fame (1989)
Career NFL statistics
Games played-started: 67–39 Interceptions: 3 Fumble recoveries: 8

Joseph John Domnanovich (March 21, 1919 – January 20, 2009) was a professional American football center. He played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Boston Yanks (1946–1948) and the New York Bulldogs/Yanks (1949–1951). Prior to his professional career Domanovich played for Coach Frank Thomas at the University of Alabama from 1938–1942. He played both linebacker and center and became an All-American center at Alabama. He was voted to the All-time Alabama team for the first 50 years (1892–1942) in 1943. Between college and his pro career he served in the Third United States Army European Theater Special Services, from 1943 to 1946. He coached the line and played center for the 1945 Fort McClellan Riflemen football team.

Domnanovich was inducted into the Alabama Football Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1989. He died on January 20, 2009, in Birmingham, Alabama, where he had resided for his adult life. His interment was located in Birmingham's Elmwood Cemetery. Domnanovich was of Croatian descent and both of his parents were born in Austria.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
• Joe Domnanovich at Find a Grave