Joseph C. Windbiel Jr. (March 6, 1897 â June 25, 1971) was a professional football player who played in the American Professional Football Association (AFPA)âÂÂnow known as the National Football League (NFL)âÂÂwith the Evansville Crimson Giants during the 1921 season. He also reportedly played for the Detroit Heralds before the team joined the NFL in 1920. Windbiel played college football at St. Mary's CollegeâÂÂnow known known as the University of DaytonâÂÂwhere was a three-time letterman (1913, 1915, 1916) and the captain of the school's 1916 team.
Windbiel was also a high school football coach in Evansville, Indiana. For the final 19 years of life, he resided in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he died on June 25, 1971, at Holy Cross Hospital.