NFL · Draftees

Joe Mobra

1956 · Round 20 · Pick 241 · E · Cleveland Browns

Joe Mobra was born in Wyandotte, Oklahoma, and played football, basketball and baseball at Oklahoma. Cleveland drafted him in the 20th round, 241st overall, in 1956. He played instead for the CFL's Edmonton Eskimos and won the Grey Cup with them in 1956. He died on March 8, 1981. Pro Football Reference has no player page for him. SoonerStats lists him on OU's roster for 1953 SO QB, 1954 JR RE, 1955 SR LE. His listed size in 1955 was 6-2, 205 lb. It gives his hometown as Wyandotte, KS. Note: public sources on him are thin, so this bio is short. Pro Football Archives lists him as a letterman at Oklahoma in 1953, 1954 and 1955. It lists his high school as Year. Its transaction log shows that the Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU) signed him in 1956.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Mobra | https://soonersports.com/sports/2019/8/13/208798496 | https://soonerstats.com/football/players/details.cfm?playerid=1084 | https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/m/mobr00200.html

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