Joseph Francis Lintzenich (March 26, 1908 – June 23, 1985) was a professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NFL). He also played for the

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in 1932, prior to the club's entry into the NFL. Prior to that he was an assistant coach, under Garland Grange, for the St. Louis Veterans. On November 16, 1931, against the

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The ...

, Lintzenich tied

Wilbur Henry Wilbur Francis "Pete" Henry (October 31, 1897 – February 7, 1952) was an American football player, coach, and athletic administrator. He was a charter inductee into both the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 and the Pro Football Hall of Fa ...

's NFL record by kicking a 94-yard punt. He shared that record with Henry until it was broken by

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of the

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, who kicked a 98-yard punt on September 29, 1969, against the

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. Lintzenich played

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for

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. He was inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame in 1976. Lintzenich was the father-in-law of broadcaster

Jack Buck John Francis Buck (August 21, 1924 – June 18, 2002) was an American sportscaster, best known for his work announcing Major League Baseball games of the St. Louis Cardinals. His play-by-play work earned him recognition (or induction in some ca ...

and grandfather and namesake to Fox Sports broadcaster

Joe Buck Joseph Francis Buck (born April 25, 1969) is an American sportscaster for ESPN. The son of sportscaster Jack Buck, he worked for Fox Sports from its 1994 inception through 2022, including roles as lead play-by-play announcer for Fox's Nati ...

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lintzenich, Joe 1908 births 1985 deaths American football halfbacks Chicago Bears players Saint Louis Billikens football players St. Louis Gunners players Sportspeople from Webster Groves, Missouri Players of American football from St. Louis County, Missouri