Joe Stringfellow

Joseph Elbert Stringfellow (March 10, 1918 – September 16, 1992) was an American professional football tailback who played one season with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Lions in the twelfth round of the 1942 NFL draft after playing college football at Mississippi Southern College. He also played minor league baseball.

Early life Joseph Elbert Stringfellow was born on March 10, 1918, in Meridian, Mississippi. He was a member of the Mississippi Southern Southerners of Mississippi Southern College from 1938 to 1941 and a three-year letterman from 1939 to 1941. He was inducted into the M-Club Alumni Association Hall of Fame on May 8, 1971.

Professional football career Stringfellow was selected by the Detroit Lions in the 12th round, with the 105th overall pick, of the 1942 NFL draft.

Personal life During World War II, he served in the United States Army Air Forces and played football for the service team at Maxwell Field. He was also the baseball coach at Gunter Field and Mississippi Southern. In 1950, he was named deputy sheriff of Chatham County, Georgia. Stringfellow died on September 16, 1992, in Savannah, Georgia.