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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

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