Joseph DuMoe

Joseph Thomas DuMoe (July 30, 1895 – February 23, 1959) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Fordham University from 1920 to 1921, compiling a record of 8–6–2. In 1920, he was co-head coach with Charles Brickley. Dumoe played college football at Syracuse University, Fordham, and Lafayette College.[1] He played professionally in the American Professional Football Association (APFA)—now known as National Football League (NFL)–with the Rochester Jeffersons in 1920 and 1921.

Joseph DuMoe
DuMoe pictured coaching the Fordham team c 1920
Biographical details
Born(1895-07-30)July 30, 1895
Nickerson, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedFebruary 23, 1959(1959-02-23) (aged 63)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Playing career
1915–1916Syracuse
1917Fordham
1919Lafayette
1920–1921Rochester Jeffersons
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1920–1921Fordham
Head coaching record
Overall8–6–2

DuMoe later worked in Los Angeles as superintendent of brokerage sales for Occidental Life Insurance Company of California. He died on February 23, 1959, at a hospital in Pasadena, California following a long illness.[2][3]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Fordham Maroon (Independent) (1920–1921)
1920 Fordham 4–3
1921 Fordham 4–3–2
Fordham: 8–6–2
Total:8–6–2

References

  1. Arms, Louis Lee (November 8, 1917). "Fordham Has a Brilliant Football Player in Dumoe". New-York Tribune. New York, New York. p. 13. Retrieved February 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Ex-Football Great Dies". Pasadena Independent. Pasadena, California. February 23, 1959. p. 5. Retrieved February 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. Best's Insurance News. Vol. 59. Alfred M. Best Company. 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
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