# Joe Levelis

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{{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](/source/Offensive_tackle)
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1961|1|6}}
| birth_place = [Columbus, Ohio](/source/Columbus%2C_Ohio), U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 4
| weight_lb   = 280
| high_school = [Lindenhurst Senior (NY)](/source/Lindenhurst_Senior_High_School)
| college     = [Iowa](/source/Iowa_Hawkeyes_football)
| draftyear   = 1984
| draftround  = 6
| draftpick   = 166
| pastteams   =
* [Oklahoma / Arizona Outlaws](/source/Arizona_Outlaws) ([1984](/source/1984_USFL_season)–[1985](/source/1985_USFL_season))
| highlights  =
* Second-team [All-Big Ten](/source/List_of_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_teams) ([1983](/source/1983_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team)) 
}}

'''Joseph J. Levelis''' (born January 6, 1961) is an American former [football](/source/American_football) [offensive tackle](/source/offensive_tackle) in the [United States Football League](/source/United_States_Football_League) (USFL) for the [Oklahoma](/source/Oklahoma_Outlaws) and [Arizona Outlaws](/source/Arizona_Outlaws). He played [college football](/source/college_football) at the [University of Iowa](/source/University_of_Iowa).

==Early years==
Levelis attended [Lindenhurst Senior High School](/source/Lindenhurst_Senior_High_School), where he was a starter at [offensive tackle](/source/offensive_tackle). He accepted a football scholarship from the [University of Iowa](/source/University_of_Iowa). He became a starter at [left guard](/source/offensive_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](/source/right_tackle) as a junior, to replace the departed [Brett Miller](/source/Brett_Miller_(American_football)).

==Professional career==
Levelis was selected by the [Dallas Cowboys](/source/Dallas_Cowboys) in the eleventh round (304th overall) of the [1984 NFL draft](/source/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](/source/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](/source/1984_USFL_season), he was signed as a [free agent](/source/free_agent) by the [Oklahoma Outlaws](/source/Oklahoma_Outlaws) of the [United States Football League](/source/United_States_Football_League).<ref name=UPI/> He was a backup [offensive tackle](/source/offensive_tackle) and played 2 seasons until the league folded.

==Personal life==
Levelis was a football graduate assistant at the [University of Iowa](/source/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==
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==External links==
*[https://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=leveljoe001 Joe Levelis Stats]

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Category:1961 births
Category:Living people
Category:Players of American football from Columbus, Ohio
Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football players
Category:Oklahoma Outlaws players
Category:Arizona Outlaws players

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