Joe Auer

Joe Auer

Infobox Pro Football player
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Color=Teal
fontcolor=Orange
Jersey=43
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1941|10|11|mf=y
Birthplace= Trenton, NJ
DateOfDeath=
College=Georgia Tech
Position=Running back
Career Highlights=Y
Dtats=Y
AFLDraftedYear=1964
AFLDraftedRound= : Free Agent
Awards=
Honors=Dolphins team MVP, 1966
Records=First touchdown scored by Dolphins
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years=1964-1965
1966-1967
1968
teams=AFL Buffalo Bills
AFL Miami Dolphins
NFL Atlanta Falcons
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Joseph Auer (born October 11, 1941 in Trenton, New Jersey) was an American football running back. He played collegiately for Georgia Tech and professionally in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills (1964-1965), and the Miami Dolphins (1966-1967). He also played in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons.

He is most remembered for returning the opening kickoff for a touchdown for the Miami Dolphins in their first regular-season football game in 1966, against the Oakland Raiders. Subsequently, he was the Dolphins' Most Valuable Player. He now owns Competitive Edge Motorsports in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. Joe is also a dog owner.

Business career

Auer founded and is currently the president of International Computer Negotiations.Fact|date=October 2007

ports career

Auer, owner of Competitive Edge Motorsports, is best known as a professional American football player. He played college football at Georgia Tech, where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering.Fact|date=October 2007 He was then drafted by the Buffalo Bills, where he played for two years as the starting running back on their 1964 and 1965 championship team. He then played for the Miami Dolphins before ending his career with the Atlanta Falcons.Fact|date=October 2007 Auer is most famous for taking the opening kickoff in the Miami Dolphins' first-ever game in 1966 and returning it 95 yards for a touchdown. He went on to be the Dolphins’ leading scorer that year and not surprisingly; he became the Dolphins' first MVP.

After retiring from football, Auer founded RaceCar Engineering, a company that built high-quality racecars, some of which set track records and won championships for the company’s customers. He then began Competitive Edge Motorsports, racing both the Busch and Nextel Cup series in NASCAR.

ee also

*Other American Football League players

External links

* [http://www.conigliofamily.com/Dolphins.htm#JoeAuer Auer's 1967 Topps football card and kickoff runback photos]


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