In Reply to: Herb Joesting posted by Mike on February 12, 2003 at 17:43:25:
: Hi, I recently paid a visit to a shop that specializes in antique books, sitting on a shelf was an old printers block, I immediately took interest in the image of the old time football player hunched over with the ball in his hand. I turned the block over, and written in pencil was the following;
: Herb Joesting
: P. 117-vol. 26, no. 1
: Sept. 1928
: Pretty damn cool, huh? I'm not sure what publication the photo was printed in, but I would appreciate any info that anyone may have.
: What's neat is being able to learn the history of Herb Joesting on the internet. He was a remarkable player.
: Don't tell anyone, but I live in Illinois (read Illini fan)..lol.
Herb was known as the "Owatonna Thunderbolt", a bruising fullback.