{{Short description|American football player (born 1961)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | number = 75 | position = Offensive tackle | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|1|6}} | birth_place = Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 280 | high_school = Lindenhurst Senior (NY) | college = Iowa | draftyear = 1984 | draftround = 6 | draftpick = 166 | pastteams = * Oklahoma / Arizona Outlaws (1984–1985) | highlights = * Second-team All-Big Ten (1983) }}
'''Joseph J. Levelis''' (born January 6, 1961) is an American former football offensive tackle in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Oklahoma and Arizona Outlaws. He played college football at the University of Iowa.
==Early years== Levelis attended Lindenhurst Senior High School, where he was a starter at offensive tackle. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Iowa. He became a starter at left guard as a sophomore.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/305939677/ | title=Big Guys | accessdate=June 29, 2019}}</ref> He was moved to right tackle as a junior, to replace the departed Brett Miller.
==Professional career== Levelis was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the eleventh round (304th overall) of the 1984 NFL draft.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/05/02/NFL-Draft-Selections/4240452318400/ | title=NFL Draft Selections | accessdate=June 29, 2019}}</ref> He opted to instead sign with the United States Football League.<ref name="UPI">{{cite web| url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/05/10/Thursdays-Sports-Transactions/6967453009600/ | title=Thursday's Sports Transactions | accessdate=June 29, 2019}}</ref>
On May 9, 1984, he was signed as a free agent by the Oklahoma Outlaws of the United States Football League.<ref name=UPI/> He was a backup offensive tackle and played 2 seasons until the league folded.
==Personal life== Levelis was a football graduate assistant at the University of Iowa.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://oklahoman.com/article/2879725/stoops-iowa-roommate-levelis-causes-buzz | title=Stoops' Iowa roommate Levelis causes buzz | accessdate=June 29, 2019}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *[https://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=leveljoe001 Joe Levelis Stats]
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