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American football player (born 1948)

PositionRunning back

Born (1948-11-06) November 6, 1948 (age 77)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.

Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)

Joe Orduna

Orduna in 1975

No. 49, 37

Position

Running back

Personal information

Born

(1948-11-06) November 6, 1948 (age 77)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.

Listed height

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Listed weight

195 lb (88 kg)

Career information

High school

Omaha Central

College

Nebraska

NFL draft

1971: 2nd round, 49th overall pick

Career history

San Francisco 49ers (1971)*
New York Giants (1972–1973)
Baltimore Colts (1974)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Awards and highlights

National champion (1970)
Second-team All-American (1970)
First-team All-Big Eight (1970)
Second-team All-Big Eight (1968)

Career NFL statistics

Games played	39
Starts	7
Rushing yards	236
Average	3.3
Touchdowns	3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joseph Manuel Orduna (born November 6, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and Baltimore Colts from 1972 to 1974.

Joe Orduna played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, where he ran for over 100 yards 4 times.^[1] He was the Cornhusker's leading rusher in their 1970 National Championship season with 834 yards.^[2] He was the most valuable player of the 1971 Coaches All-America Game.^[3] Over his career at Nebraska he rushed for 1958 yards.^[4] He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2nd round (49th pick overall) of the 1971 NFL draft but spent the 1971 season on the 49ers taxi squad due to a leg injury suffered in the final preseason game and did not play a game for them.^[5]^[6]

The Giants acquired Orduna on waivers from the 49ers just before the beginning of the 1972 season.^[6] He was active for the Giants first game of the 1972 season but was deactivated for the next 3 games before he was reactivated due to injuries to other running backs.^[7] Orduna ended up playing 11 games for the Giants in 1972, starting 4.^[8] He rushed for 129 yards on 36 carries with 1 touchdown.^[8]

In 1973 Orduna played in all 14 games for the Giants, starting 3 and rushing for 104 yards on 36 attempts with 1 touchdown.^[8] Before the 1974 season the Giants traded him along with a draft choice to the Colts for defensive end Roy Hilton.^[2]^[4] Although he played in all 14 games for the Colts in 1974, he rushed only twice for 3 yards and 1 touchdown, all coming in an October 20 game against the New York Jets.^[8]^[9] The Colts waived him before the 1975 season due to an excess of running backs on the team, and he was not picked up by any other team.^[10]

References

↑ Parker, Virgil (November 7, 1974). "I May Be Wrong". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 21. Retrieved August 4, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
1 2 "Colts Swap Roy Hilton". York Daily Record. June 12, 1984. p. 21. Retrieved August 4, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
↑ "49ers Cut Halfback Joe Orduna". The Press Democrat. September 14, 1972. p. 37. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
1 2 "Colt-Giant Deal Dashes 'Old Guard'". Press and Sun-Bulletin. June 12, 1974. p. 11. Retrieved August 4, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
↑ "49ers Open Camp in Santa Barbara". The Times Standard. July 16, 1972. p. 19. Retrieved August 4, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
1 2 "Grid Giants Acquire Joe Orduna, Place Vin Clements on Waivers". Hartford Courant. September 14, 1972. p. 81. Retrieved August 4, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
↑ "10 Mothers and God on Joe's Side". Press and Sun-Bulletin. November 6, 1972. p. 24. Retrieved August 4, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
1 2 3 4 "Joe Orduna". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
↑ "Baltimore Colts at New York Jets - October 20, 1974". Retrieved August 4, 2018.
↑ Jackson, James (July 31, 1975). "Colts Release Orduna". Baltimore Sun. p. 35. Retrieved August 4, 2018 – via newspapers.com.

External links

University of Nebraska Athletics – Joe Orduna
Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference

v t e 1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football—AP national champions
Joe Blahak Doug Dumler Rich Glover Willie Harper Larry Jacobson Carl Johnson Monte Johnson Jeff Kinney Dave Mason Jerry Murtaugh Bob Newton Bill Olds Joe Orduna Johnny Rodgers Bob Schmit Jerry Tagge Ted Vactor Keith Wortman Head coach: Bob Devaney Assistant coaches: Mike Corgan Cletus Fischer Monte Kiffin Tom Osborne Warren Powers Carl Selmer Bill Thornton

v t e San Francisco 49ers 1971 NFL draft selections
Tim Anderson Ernie Janet Joe Orduna Sam Dickerson Willie Parker Tony Harris Dean Shaternick George Wells Marty Huff Al Bresler John Watson Jim McCann Therman Couch Ron Cardo Ernie Jennings Joe Reed Jim Bunch John Bullock Bill Dunstan John Lennon Dave Purcell Leroy Charlton

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