Herb Siegert

Herbert Frank Siegert was an American professional football guard and linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins.

College career

Siegert originally attended Illinois Wesleyan University, and then served in World War II as a United States [Marine Corps|marine] in the Pacific. 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. Siegert captained the 1948 team, and won All-American honors.

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.