Steve Joachim

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1952)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=February 2015}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Steve Joachim

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| number = 11

| position = Quarterback

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|3|27}}

| birth_place = Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 215

| high_school = Haverford
(Havertown, Pennsylvania)

| college = Penn State (1971–1972)
Temple (1973–1974)

| draftyear = 1975

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 160

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| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 1

| pfr = J/JoacSt20

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William Steven Joachim ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|oʊ|ˈ|ɑː|k|ɪ|m}} {{respell|joh|AHK|ihm}};[https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/colts/kx193i56h99v2vz5eptd.pdf Baltimore Colts 1975 Media Guide (pronunciations on page 59).] Retrieved September 19, 2020 born March 27, 1952) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets, and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Toronto Argonauts. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions before transferring to the Temple Owls, where he led the nation in total offense and won the Maxwell Award in 1974. He was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 1975 NFL draft.

Early years

He grew up in Havertown, Pennsylvania and played high school football at Haverford High School.

After football

He entered the world of Pennsylvania politics in 1982, running as a Republican for Pennsylvania's Seventh Congressional District seat. He lost by 10 points to Democrat Bob Edgar.

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