Herb Siegert Explained

Position:Guard
Linebacker
Number:63
Birth Date:January 10, 1924
Birth Place:Pana, Illinois, U.S.
Draftyear:1949
Draftround:18
Draftpick:178
College:Illinois
Illinois Wesleyan
Teams:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:36
Statlabel2:Interceptions
Statvalue2:2
Statlabel3:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue3:4
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Herbert Frank Siegert (January 10, 1924 – September 26, 2008) was an American football guard and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins.

College career

Siegert originally attended Illinois Wesleyan University, and then served in World War II as a marine in the Pacific.[1] After the war, he played college football at the University of Illinois and won the Big Ten Conference in 1946, as well as the 1947 Rose Bowl against the University of California, Los Angeles.[2] Siegert captained the 1948 team, and won All-American honors.[2]

Professional career

Siegert was drafted in the eighteenth round of the 1949 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins, where he played from 1949 to 1951.

Personal

After football, Siegert worked as an insurance agent. He and his wife Joan had five daughters.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rockford Register Star . 1947 Rose Bowl shaped Illini players' lives . https://archive.today/20120908044629/http://www.rrstar.com/homepage/x1059343766 . dead . 2012-09-08 . 2008-08-24 .
  2. Web site: Gatehouse News Service . Siegert made a deal  - If he made it home from the war, he'd go back to college . https://archive.today/20100317113932/http://www.wickedlocal.com/ghs-newsservice/archive/x531352878 . dead . 2010-03-17 . 2008-08-24 .