Joe Hernandez (American football)

This article is about the football player. For other men named Joe Hernandez, see Joe Hernandez.

Joe Hernandez (February 9, 1940 – December 7, 2021) was an American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Edmonton Eskimos.

Joe Hernandez

No. 80
Born:	(1940-02-09)February 9, 1940 Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Died:	December 7, 2021(2021-12-07) (aged 81) Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Career information
CFL status	American
Position(s)	DB
College	Arizona
AFL draft	1962, round: 5, pick: 33
Drafted by	Oakland Raiders
NFL draft	1962, round: 2, pick: 15
Drafted by	Washington Redskins
Career history
As player
1963	Edmonton Eskimos
1964	Washington Redskins
1966–1970	Edmonton Eskimos
CFL West All-Star	1967, 1970
Career stats
Games played	14
Receptions	1
Receiving yards	18

Playing career

Hernandez graduated from Garces Memorial High School in Bakersfield, California before playing college football for the University of Arizona. was drafted in the second round of the 1962 NFL draft. He was also selected in the fifth round of the 1962 AFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders.^[1]

Upon his return to the Edmonton Eskimos, he switched to playing defensive back and was a two time all-star (1967 and 1970.)

Personal life and death

Hernandez was of Mexican descent. He died from COVID-19 on December 7, 2021, at the age of 81.^[2]