Joe Profit
Joe Profit (born August 13, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League (NFL). He spent two seasons, plus part of a third, on the Atlanta Falcons before moving to the New Orleans Saints. He was selected in the first round with the seventh overall pick in the 1971 NFL draft. In his three seasons in the NFL, he rushed 133 times for 471 yards and three touchdowns. He spent the 1974 season with the Birmingham Americans and 1975 with the Birmingham Vulcans, both of the World Football League. He played college football at Northeast Louisiana University. Profit ran as a Republican in 2018 for Congress in Georgia's 4th congressional district, losing to incumbent Democrat Hank Johnson.
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| Born | August 13, 1949 Lake Providence, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Political party | Republican | ||||||||
| Education | University of Louisiana, Monroe (BA) | ||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Richwood (Ouachita Parish, Louisiana) | ||||||||
| College: | Northeast Louisiana | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1971 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 | ||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||