Joe Panos
{{Short description|American football player (born 1971)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Joe Panos
| number = 63, 72
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|1|24}}
| birth_place = Brookfield, Wisconsin, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 300
| high_school = Brookfield East
| college = Wisconsin-Whitewater
Wisconsin
| draftyear = 1994
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 77
| pastteams =
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1994|1997}})
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1998|2000}})
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2001}})*
| highlights =
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (1994)
- Second-team All-American (1993)
- First-team All-Big Ten (1993)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 83
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 56
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 1
| pfr = PanoJo20
}}
Joe Panos (born Zois Panagiotopoulos{{cite news |author=Lucas, Mike |title=UW Hall of Fame inductee Joe Panos a driving force behind Badgers' turnaround |url=http://host.madison.com/sports/football/article_7f388ba5-56e7-594a-a552-4d9d404f24dc.html |newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal |date=September 2, 2009 |access-date=July 31, 2011}}{{cite news |author=Larimer, Terry |title=Review On New Lurie Tunes Show Still Out |url=https://www.mcall.com/1994/04/26/review-on-new-lurie-tunes-show-still-out/ |work=The Morning Call |date=April 26, 1994 |access-date=July 31, 2011}} on January 24, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills. After Brookfield East High School, he played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he was a walk on and later became captain of the 1994 Rose Bowl team.
Career
=College=
Panos started his college career playing defensive tackle at Division III University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He transferred to the University of Wisconsin-Madison and quickly became a starter. He played in 32 consecutive games.
==Awards==
- 1992 Second-team All-Big Ten
- 1993 1st team All-Big Ten
- 1993 2nd Team All-American.
- 1994 co-captain of the Rose Bowl championship team.{{cite web |last1=BATOVSKY |first1=J. |title=Walk-On U: Wisconsin Badgers' Top Walk-Ons Of The Past 20 Years |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/541119-walk-on-u-wisconsin-badger-footballs-top-walk-ons-of-the-past-20-years#slide11 |website=bleacherreport |publisher=Bleacher Report, Inc. |access-date=23 June 2019}}
=Pro football=
Panos was selected by the Eagles with the 77th pick in the third round of the 1994 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1994 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1994/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Radcliffe |first1=JR |title=A compilation of Wisconsin high school players selected in the NFL draft |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/draft/2018/04/24/compilation-wisconsin-high-school-players-selected-nfl-draft/545903002/ |access-date=22 June 2019 |publisher=JSonline.com |date=24 April 2018}} He played in the NFL for 6 years. During his time with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Buffalo Bills he played in 83 games and he started 56 games. He had 17 penalties over his NFL career.{{cite web |title=Joe Panos Zois Panos |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PanoJo20.htm |website=pro-football-reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC. |access-date=22 June 2019}} He is now a sports agent with Athletes First, Panos represents former Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and linebacker Clay Matthews, among other NFL players.{{cite news |title=50. Joe Panos |url=https://lacrossetribune.com/joe-panos/article_88e4c4be-a804-5f7b-b74c-8d2f760b1439.html |access-date=22 June 2019 |agency=State Journal Archives |publisher=Lee Enterprises, Incorporated |date=18 July 2017}}
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|+ Joe Panos NFL Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
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! colspan="6" style="background:#e7e3e7;"| Games ! colspan="5" style="background:#e7e3e7;"| Def Interceptions ! colspan="5" style="background:#e7e3e7;"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |YEAR
!|Age !|TM !|Pos !|No. !|G !|GS !|Int !|Yds !|TD !|Long !|PD !|FF !|FMB !|FR !|Yds !|TD | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | 23 | PHI | G | 63 | 16 | 2 | | | |||||||||
| 1995 | 24 | PHI | RG | 72 | 9 | 9 | | | |||||||||
| 1996 | 25 | PHI | LG | 72 | 16 | 16 | | | |||||||||
| 1997 | 26 | PHI | LG | 72 | 13 | 13 | |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1998 | 27 | BUF | RG | 72 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 2000 | 29 | BUF | 72 | 13 | 0 | | | ||||||||||
| Career | 83 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Personal life
Panos was married to Michelle; together they have 3 kids. George is a scout for Houston, and Alex plays football at St. Thomas University in Minnesota. Their youngest child, Olivia is in college at the University of Wisconsin Madison.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Eagles1994DraftPicks}}
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Category:American football offensive guards
Category:American football centers
Category:Philadelphia Eagles players
Category:Buffalo Bills players
Category:Wisconsin Badgers football players
Category:Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football players
Category:Sportspeople from Brookfield, Wisconsin
Category:Players of American football from Waukesha County, Wisconsin