Joe Cain (American football)

For the person associated with Mardi Gras celebrations in Mobile, Alabama, see Joe Cain. For the historian of science of the same name, see Joe Cain (historian of science).

Joe Cain
No. 59
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1965-06-11) June 11, 1965 (age 59)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:Compton (Compton, California)
College:Stanford
Oregon Tech
NFL draft:1988 / round: 8 / pick: 210
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:131
Tackles:415
Sacks:1
Interceptions:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joseph Harrison Cain Jr. (born June 11, 1965) is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the eighth round of the 1988 NFL Draft.[1]

Cain graduated in 1983 from Compton High School in Compton, California. He attended Stanford University on an academic scholarship, and joined the football team as a walk-on. He later transferred to Oregon Institute of Technology, after Greg McMackin, who was the assistant linebackers coach at Stanford, obtained the head coaching position.

Joe Cain is Executive Chef at a cafe on Orcas Island in Washington State.[2] He is a father of three children and grandfather of one.

References

  1. ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Westsound Cafe and Kingfish Inn to reopen". April 25, 2011.


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