Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1952 14 HB 5-10 170 Fr * Statesboro, GA
| Joe Ben Cassedy |
Full Name: Joe Ben Cassedy
Born: December 8, 1932, Statesboro, Ga.
Died: June 28, 2003, Lafayette, La.
School: Statesboro High School in Statesboro, Georgia
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| FSU Career |
| Football | |
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1952 14 HB 5-10 170 Fr * Statesboro, GA |
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| Comments |
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Obituary for Joe Ben Cassedy Published by the Abbeville Meridional, Abbeville, La., 29 Jun 2003, page 3. Joe Ben Cassedy died at 2:15 a.m. June 28, 2003 of lymphoma at his brother-in-law's residence in Lafayette. Mr. Cassedy was a native of Statesboro, Georgia and a resident of Evans, Georgia for the past 26 years. He attended Statesboro High School and graduated in 1952. He attended Florida State University and McNeese State playing football at both schools while earning his Bachelor of Science Degree and Master's Degree in Education. Mr. Cassedy worked in the Louisiana school system for 18 years, teaching and coaching in the Cecilia, Franklin, Lake Charles and New Iberia School systems before retiring and moving to Georgia. In Georgia he worked in the Columbia County system for 18 years at Evans High School as an assistant principal and coach. He also served in the United States armed forces for two years. He was inducted into the Statesboro Hall of Fame for football. He is survived by his mother, Josephine Cassedy Rollison of Statesboro, Ga.; his three children Kelly Lorraine Cassedy of Alpharetta, Ga.; Kevin Joseph Cassedy of Evans, Ga. And Joanne Elizabeth Cassedy of Augusta, Ga.; his brothers Ashton Cassedy and wife Elaine LeBlanc Cassedy of Crowley, James Cassedy of Statesboro, Ga. and Coley Cassedy and his wife Patricia Cassedy of Statesboro, Ga. His wife, Suzanne Villien Cassedy of Abbeville and
his father, Rustin Cassedy of Statesboro, Ga. preceded him in death. |
| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Season Statistics
Defense
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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1952 7 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 1- 16- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot 7 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 1- 16- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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1952 7 | 4 10 2.5 0 | 1 28 28.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 54
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Tot 7 | 4 10 2.5 0 | 1 28 28.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 54
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| Football |
Game Participation
| Starts
1952 | GP Off Def
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Sep 27 Louisiana Tech | 1
Oct 4 Louisville | 1
Oct 10 Virginia Military | 1
Nov 15 Furman | 1
Nov 22 Georgia Tech | 1
Nov 29 Wofford College | 1
Dec 6 Tampa | 1
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Tot | 7 0 0
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Career Tot | 7 0 0
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| Football |
Game Statistics
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1952 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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Sep 27 Louisiana Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 15 Furman | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 1- 15- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 1- 15- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1952 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 27 Louisiana Tech | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 27 27.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 27
Nov 15 Furman | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
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Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 27 27.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 27
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