Joe Donchess

Joe Donchess

Pitt Panthers No. 11
Position	End
Career history
College	Pitt (1929)
Personal information
Date of birth	March 17, 1905
Place of birth	Youngstown, Ohio
Date of death	January 30, 1977 (aged 71)
Place of death	Hinsdale, Illinois
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career highlights and awards
All-American (1929)
College Football Hall of Fame (1979)

Joe Donchess (March 17, 1905 – January 30, 1977) was an American football player at the University of Pittsburgh. He was a consensus All-American at end while playing on the 1929 university's football team under head coach Jock Sutherland. In 1937 Joe became Assistant Chief Surgeon at U.S. Steel and then Chief Surgeon there in 1943, a position he held until his retirement in 1965. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979.