Joseph Michael Senser is a former professional American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 player. A 6'4", 240 lbs. tight end

Tight end

The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...

 from West Chester University, Senser was selected in the 6th round of the 1979 NFL Draft

1979 NFL Draft

The 1979 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 3–4, 1979...

 by the Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings

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. He ranks 3rd in Vikings history among tight ends for catches (165), touchdowns (16) and earned a berth in the Pro Bowl

Pro Bowl

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 following the 1981 season

1981 NFL season

The 1981 NFL season was the 62nd regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XVI when the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals.-Major rule changes:...

. He played in all 16 games in 1981, setting career-highs in receptions (79), yards (1,004), yards per catch (12.7) and touchdowns (8)http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/min1981.htm. He also was a one time leader in NCAA basketball

Basketball

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 statistics for field goal percentage.

Joe Senser is also part owner of Joe Senser's Restaurant & Sports Theater which has locations in Bloomington, Eagan, Plymouth, and Roseville (Minnesota). He also is married with 4 daughters and one granddaughter.

Joe Senser was the color commentator

Color commentator

A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the...

 for the Minnesota Vikings Radio Network from 1993–94 and 2001-2006.http://vikings.kfan.com/sports/nflguide/broadcastteam/

Senser was hired by WCCO Radio to be the color commentator

Color commentator

A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the...

for University of St. Thomas football (NCAA Division III) broadcasts beginning in Fall 2011.

On August 23, 2011, a Mercedes SUV registered to Senser was involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident near the Augsburg College campus in Minneapolis. On September 2, 2011, the Senser family's attorney stated that Senser's wife, Amy Senser, had taken responsibility for the incident.