12 Facts About Herb Joesting

Herbert Walter Joesting was an American football player and coach.

Herb Joesting was a consensus All-American fullback while playing for the Minnesota Golden Gophers in both 1926 and 1927.

Herb Joesting played three seasons in the National Football League.

Herb Joesting was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.

Herb Joesting played high school football at Owatonna High School and set the school's scoring record in 1923 with 89 points.

Herb Joesting enrolled at the University of Minnesota in 1924 and played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team from 1925 to 1927.

Herb Joesting was selected as a consensus fullback on the 1926 and 1927 College Football All-America Teams.

Herb Joesting won first-team All-Big Ten Conference honors for three consecutive years in 1925,1926, and 1927.

Herb Joesting was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954, the Helms Foundation Football Hall of Fame in 1961, and the University of Minnesota Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992.

Herb Joesting played for Frankford and the Chicago Bears in 1931 and finished his career with the Bears in 1932.

In 1930, Herb Joesting began a career, interrupted by leaves to play professional football, with the Minnesota Department of Motor Vehicles, becoming supervisor of deputy registrars in 1952.

Herb Joesting died of heart disease in 1963 at age 58 while driving a car near his home in St Paul, Minnesota.