Dr. Joseph H. Reno, former NAU team physician, died Oct. 29, 2008. He was 93.<\/p>\n
Dr. Reno was NAU’s team physician from 1971-1976. He is recognized as one of the pioneers in the sports medicine field and was one of the first orthopaedic surgeons to specialize in sports medicine.<\/p>\n
Dr. Reno, known as “Dr. Joe,” was born March 5, 1915, in Allentown, Pa., to Harvey and Olive Mae Wilson Reno. He was a physician in Flagstaff for more than 30 years.<\/p>\n
“He was an old-school orthopaedic surgeon,” said George Hershey, who replaced Reno as NAU’s team physician. “I owe many of my common sense techniques to Dr. Reno. He was a great man.”<\/p>\n
Dr. Reno is survived by two sisters, Gertrude Petzel and Marian McGinnis, and one sister-in-law, Bonnie Reno, as well as his four children, Sally Jo Elliott, J. David Reno, Diana J. Farber-Reno and Deborah M. Reno, plus five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n
Condolences can be sent to his family at\u00a0norvelowensmortuary.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"