Herbert Walter Joesting (April 17, 1905 - October 3, 1963) was a Shoreview resident who lived on Turtle Lake with his wife Lora.
He was born in Little Falls, was raised in Owatonna and, as a star football player for the high school team, set the school's scoring record in 1923. He was known as the "Owatonna Thunderbolt".
While a Minnesota Gopher, he led the Big Ten Conference in scoring with 13 touchdowns and 78 points as a junior. He tied Red Grange's single-season scoring. His teammates voted him team captain for the 1927 season.
Honors awarded to Joesting:
Selected as All American two consecutive years 1926 & 1927
Won first-team All- Big Ten conference honors
Inducted in College Football Hall of Fame in 1954
Inducted into the University of Minnesota Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992
He was born in Little Falls, was raised in Owatonna and, as a star football player for the high school team, set the school's scoring record in 1923. He was known as the "Owatonna Thunderbolt".
While a Minnesota Gopher, he led the Big Ten Conference in scoring with 13 touchdowns and 78 points as a junior. He tied Red Grange's single-season scoring. His teammates voted him team captain for the 1927 season.
Honors awarded to Joesting:
Selected as All American two consecutive years 1926 & 1927
Won first-team All- Big Ten conference honors
Inducted in College Football Hall of Fame in 1954
Inducted into the University of Minnesota Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992
Herbert Walter Joesting (April 17, 1905 - October 3, 1963) was a Shoreview resident who lived on Turtle Lake with his wife Lora.
He was born in Little Falls, was raised in Owatonna and, as a star football player for the high school team, set the school's scoring record in 1923. He was known as the "Owatonna Thunderbolt".
While a Minnesota Gopher, he led the Big Ten Conference in scoring with 13 touchdowns and 78 points as a junior. He tied Red Grange's single-season scoring. His teammates voted him team captain for the 1927 season.
Honors awarded to Joesting:
Selected as All American two consecutive years 1926 & 1927
Won first-team All- Big Ten conference honors
Inducted in College Football Hall of Fame in 1954
Inducted into the University of Minnesota Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992
He was born in Little Falls, was raised in Owatonna and, as a star football player for the high school team, set the school's scoring record in 1923. He was known as the "Owatonna Thunderbolt".
While a Minnesota Gopher, he led the Big Ten Conference in scoring with 13 touchdowns and 78 points as a junior. He tied Red Grange's single-season scoring. His teammates voted him team captain for the 1927 season.
Honors awarded to Joesting:
Selected as All American two consecutive years 1926 & 1927
Won first-team All- Big Ten conference honors
Inducted in College Football Hall of Fame in 1954
Inducted into the University of Minnesota Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992
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