Status Retired Positions Defensive back | CFL status International Name Joe Hernandez Education University of Arizona | |
Date of birth (1940-02-09) February 9, 1940 (age 75) AFL draft 1962 / Round: 5 / Pick: 33 Drafted by Oakland Raiders, Washington Redskins | ||
Jose M. Hernandez (born February 9, 1940 in Bakersfield, California) is a former American and later Canadian football wide receiver who has played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Edmonton Eskimos in the Canadian Football league.
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Career
Hernandez played college football at the University of Arizona and was drafted in the second round of the 1962 NFL Draft. Hernandez was also selected in the fifth round of the 1962 AFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders.
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
Hernandez is of Mexican descent.
References
Joe Hernandez (American football) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA