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- Birth nameJoel Dale Collier
- Joe Collier was born on June 7, 1932 in Rock Island, Illinois, USA. He was married to Shirley Ann Ketelaar. He died on May 6, 2024 in Littleton, Colorado, USA.
- SpouseShirley Ann Ketelaar(1957 - 2006) (her death, 3 children)
- After spending two seasons as an assistant coach with the Boston Patriots of the brand new AFL, he joined the Buffalo Bills in 1962 as a defensive coach. He was promoted to head coach in 1966.
- Graduated from Northwestern University where he played for the Wildcats, earning first-team All-American honors in 1952 and 1953.
- In 1952, his junior season at Northwestern University, he broke Big Ten Conference records by catching seven touchdown passes and accumulating 650 receiving yards.
- Graduated from Rock Island High School in Rock Island, Illinois.
- Was a Western Illinois University assistant coach from 1957 to 1959.
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