Joe Geri

{{Short description|American football player (1924–2002)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name =

| image = Joe Geri.jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| birth_date = October 20, 1924

| birth_place = Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|04|20|1924|10|20}}

| death_place = Milledgeville, Georgia, U.S.

| team =

| number = 35, 37

| status =

| position = Quarterback, running back

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 185

| college = Georgia

| draftyear = 1949

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 36

| pastteams=

• Pittsburgh Steelers (1949–1951)
• Chicago Cardinals (1952)

| highlights =

• 2× Pro Bowl (1950–1951)
• First-team All-Pro (1950)
• First-team All-SEC (1948)

|pfr=GeriJo00

}}

Joe Geri (October 20, 1924 – April 20, 2002) was an American professional football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League (NFL). He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951. He is a member of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.

Geri played college football in the University of Georgia and was selected by the Steelers in the fourth round of the 1949 NFL draft. Geri also played punter in his short professional career.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GeriJo00.htm | title=Joe Geri | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | access-date=August 22, 2014}}