:Joel Wells

{{Short description|American football player (1935–2022)}}

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{{Infobox gridiron football person

| name = Joel Wells

| image = Joel Wells (Taps 1957).png

| alt =

| caption = Wells at Clemson in 1956

| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|11|26}}

| birth_place = Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|9|4|1935|11|26}}

| death_place = Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.

| team =

| number =

| status = Retired

| import = yes

| position1 = Halfback

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 190

| college = Clemson

| NFLDraftedYear = 1957

| NFLDraftedRound = 2

| NFLDraftedPick = 18

| NFLDraftedTeam = Green Bay Packers

| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1957}}–{{CFL Year|1959}}

| playing_team1 = Montreal Alouettes

| playing_years2 = 1961

| playing_team2 = New York Giants

| career_highlights =

• Third-team All-American (1956)
• 2× First-team All-ACC (1955, 1956)

| CFLEastAllStar = {{CFL Year|1958}}

}}

Joel Whitlock Wells (November 26, 1935 – September 4, 2022) was an American professional football player. He played as a halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants during the 1961 NFL season.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WellJo01.htm|title=Joel Wells|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=2011-08-10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/joelwells/2528508/profile|title=Joel Wells|publisher=National Football League|accessdate=2011-08-10}} Wells began his career in the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1957 with the Montreal Alouettes, where he was an All-Star in 1958.

Wells died on September 4, 2022, aged 87.{{cite web|url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/greenville-sc/joel-wells-10915619|title=Joel Wells Obituary - Greenville, SC|access-date=30 November 2022|website=Dignity Memorial}}