Herb Joesting

Herb Joesting

NFL PlayerCoach
Name=Herb Joesting
DateOfBirth=birth date|1905|4|17|mf=y
Birthplace=Little Falls, Minnesota
DateOfDeath=October 2 1963
Position=HB, FB, head coach
College=Minnesota
DatabaseFootball=JOESTHER01
DatabaseFootballCoach=JOESTHER01
Record=13-25
coach=yes
coachingyears=1929
coachingteams=Minneapolis Red Jackets
player=yes
years=1929-30
1930-31
1931-32
teams=Minneapolis Red Jackets
Frankford Yellow Jackets
Chicago Bears
CollegeHOF=20082

Herbert W. Joesting was a professional American football player and coach in the early National Football League. Nicknamed "The Owatonna Thunderbolt", he played at the University of Minnesota, where he was an All-American in 1926 and 1927.

In 1929, Joesting joined the Minneapolis Red Jackets as player-coach, leading the team to a 1-9-0 record. In 1930, he was traded to the Frankford Yellow Jackets. He played for Frankford and the Chicago Bears in 1931 and finished his career with the Bears in 1932, when they won the NFL championship.

In 1954, Joesting was named to the College Football Hall of Fame.

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