Joseph Salvatore Tofflemire (July 7, 1965 – September 27, 2011) was a center in the National Football League who played for the Seattle Seahawks. He was selected in the second round of the 1989 NFL Draft and played college football at the University of Arizona. High school Tofflemire was a 1984 graduate of Post Falls High School in northern Idaho, where he was a four-year letterman in both track and football, and was inducted into the inaugural PFHS Hall of Fame, along with his best friend Rollin Putzier, who also was a lineman in the NFL. Joe set school records in both the shot-put and discus medaling at the Idaho state championships as well as being part of the sprint relay teams. Tofflemire was a standout in football in which he was named to multiple all-state and all-star teams as a lineman and during his senior year he was honored as the Idaho Offensive Lineman of the year. Highly recruited by many Division I teams, Tofflemire accepted a full-ride scholarship to the University of Arizona in Tucson. In addition to being a standout lineman, he was also an All Intermountain League First-team kicker his junior and senior seasons. He kicked a 44-yard field goal his junior year in a state A-2 playoff game versus Bishop Kelly which at that time was an Idaho high school state record. He wore a size 15, black SpotBilt square toe kicking shoe and was given the name "Joe the Toe" by assistant coach Steve Long during a practice session. The nickname stuck, and throughout his life he was referred to by former high school, college, and pro teammates simply as "Toe." With a powerful leg, he could regularly kick the football through the uprights on kickoffs. Joe started off being a chubby place kicker and was moved up to the varsity team his freshman year as a kicker. After his sophomore season, he became dedicated to weight training. College Tofflemire was a 1989 graduate of the University of Arizona in Tucson, starting all four years at the position of Center becoming the best in Wildcat history. Originally recruited as a linebacker, he was quickly converted back to center, which is what he played in high school. Tofflemire was a first-team Playboy All-American and first-team College Football News (CFN) All-American in 1988, and was second-team All-American selection for CFN in 1986 and 1987. The 1988