Fullback
University of Minnesota
1930-1931
Herbert Joesting was an All-American fullback at the University of Minnesota in 1926 and 1927, and famously gained 179 yards in 21 minutes of play in a game against Butler University. He scored three touchdowns in 13 games with Frankford during the 1930 and 1931 seasons. Nicknamed “Battering Ram,” “Thunderbolt,” and “First Down Joesting,” he was enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
Bio
Herbert Joesting
Position: C
6-2, 194lb (188cm, 87kg)
Born: April 17, 1905 in Little Falls, MN
Died: October 1, 1963 (Aged 58-167d) in St. Paul, MN
College: University of Minnesota
High School: Owatonna (PMN)
Stats
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | Y/G | A/G | Rec | Yds | TD | R/G | Y/G | Touch | Y/Tch | YScm | RRTD | Awards |
| 1929 | 24 | MIN | NFL | FB | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1930 | 25 | 2TM | NFL | FB | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1930 | 25 | MIN | NFL | FB | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1930 | 25 | FRN | NFL | FB | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1931 | 26 | 2TM | NFL | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1931 | 26 | FRN | NFL | FB | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1931 | 26 | CHI | NFL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1932 | 27 | CHI | NFL | 4 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 3.6 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 4 Yrs | 42 | 33 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 3.6 | 36 | 7 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| MIN (2 Yrs) | 19 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| FRN (2 Yrs) | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| CHI (2 Yrs) | 10 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 3.6 | 36 | 1 | |||||
All Players
- Adolf “Swede” Youngstrom
- Ben Jones
- Berlin “Guy” Chamberlin
- Charles “Charley” Rogers
- Dr. Joseph Alexander
- Ernest “Tex” Hamer
- Francis “Hap” Moran
- Francis “Jug” Earp
- Glenn Walter “Wally” Diehl
- H.S. Shep Royle
- Henry “Heinie” Miller
- Henry “Two-Bits” Homan
- Henry “Pud” Connaughton
- Herbert Joesting
- Jim Mullaney
- Joey Maxwell
- John Houston “Hust” Stockton
- Joseph Howard Berry Jr.
- Ken Mercer
- Les Asplundh
- Lud Wray
- Max Reed
- Paul Fitzgibbon
- Robert “Punk” Berryman
- Rudolph “Rudy” Comstock
- Russell “Bull” Behman
- Samuel Edwin “Ed” Weir
- Theodore E. “Thee” Holden
- William “Link” Lyman
- Wolcott “Wooky” Roberts
