2019 Football Roster
Jersey Number 36
Joel Girtman Jr.
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 191
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- College Park, Ga.
- High School:
- Westlake HS
Season-by-Season
2019
High School
2019
- Appeared in eight games for the Bears as a true freshman
- Made his collegiate debut at Western Carolina (Aug. 31)
- Tallied 15 tackles (8 solo, 7 assist) on the season
- Recorded one fumble recovery and one QB hurry
- Tallied two tackles for a loss on the season
- Set a career-high four tackles at Presbyterian (Sept. 7) and against Campbell (Sept. 28)
High School
- Four-year letterwinner at Westlake High School in Atlanta, Ga.
- Played defensive back for the Lions under head coach Kareem Reid
- Helped the Lions win 37 games & four AAAAAAA Region 2 titles in four seasons
- Earned AAAAAAA All-Region 2 Second Team accolades
- Also ran track at Westlake High School
- Full name is Joel A. Girtman Jr.
- Born on Dec. 14, 2000
- Son of Wanda Gil & Anthony Girtman
- Has one sibling, Jose Gil
- Twitter handle: @joelthagreat
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