Joe Delaney

E879823

Joe Delaney was an American NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs who is remembered as a hero for sacrificing his life while attempting to save three drowning children.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American football player
human
awardReceived AFC Rookie of the Year NERFINISHED
Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame induction NERFINISHED
burialPlace Greenwood Cemetery, Haughton, Louisiana NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath drowning
collegeAttended Northwestern State University NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1958-10-30
dateOfDeath 1983-06-29
draftedBy Kansas City Chiefs NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Delaney NERFINISHED
fullName Joseph Alton Delaney NERFINISHED
givenName Joseph NERFINISHED
hasLegacyOf selflessness and courage
height 5 ft 10 in
highSchoolAttended Haughton High School NERFINISHED
honoredBy Kansas City Chiefs Ring of Honor NERFINISHED
jerseyNumber 37
league National Football League
mannerOfDeath accident
memberOfSportsTeam Kansas City Chiefs NERFINISHED
memorials statue at Northwestern State University
NFLDraftPick 41
NFLDraftRound 2
NFLDraftYear 1981
notableFor sacrificing his life while attempting to save three drowning children
numberOfChildren 3
occupation American football player
placeOfBirth Henderson, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Monroe, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED
playedCollegeFootballFor Northwestern State Demons football NERFINISHED
playedOtherSport track and field
positionPlayed running back
proBowls 1
recognizedAs hero
religion Christianity
rushingYardsInRookieSeason 1121
seasonPlayed 1981 NFL season NERFINISHED
1982 NFL season
spouse Carol Delaney NERFINISHED
stateOfHighSchool Louisiana NERFINISHED
touchdownsInRookieSeason 3
weight 190 lb

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.