Joel Rueben Hitt Jr. (December 30, 1916 – June 2, 2003) was an American professional basketball and football player.[1][2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots during the 1939–40 season and averaged 0.7 points per game.[1][3]

In football, he was selected in the 1939 NFL draft by the Cleveland Rams (13th round, 113th overall).[4] He played for them in three games that season and accumulated 54 total yards of offense in his brief NFL career.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Joel Hitt NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Joel Hitt". Peach Basket Society. November 4, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "Joel Hitt Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Joel HItt NFL stats". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2019.


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