Herb Joesting
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Fullback, Minnesota, 1925–⁠27

Herb Joesting

Born
Apr 17, 1905, in Little Falls, Minnesota
Died
Oct 2, 1963, in Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Herb Joesting played fullback at Minnesota (1925–⁠27). He was a consensus All‑American in 1926 and 1927. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1927

All-America: consensus 1926 and 1927; Billy Evans 1925

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

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