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Joy Berquist
Personal information
Born:(1901-07-30)July 30, 1901
Loomis, Nebraska
Died:May 18, 1942(1942-05-18) (aged 40)
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Lincoln (NE)
College:Nebraska
Position:Guard
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Pro (1926)
Player stats at PFR

Joy Theodore John Berquist (July 30, 1901 – May 18, 1942), sometimes known as "Teddie" Berquist,[1] and known professionally as J. T. Berquist, was an American football player, lawyer, and judge. He played college football for Nebraska and in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Blues/Cowboys (1924, 1926) and Chicago Cardinals (1927).

Early years[edit]

Berquist in Loomis, Nebraska, and raised on a farm in Westmark Township.[2] He attended high school in Holdrege, Nebraska. He then enrolled at the University of Nebraska and played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 1921 to 1923.[3][4][5]

Professional football[edit]

Berquist played professional football for the Akron Pros/Indians in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Blues (1924), Kansas City Cowboys (1926), and Chicago Cardinals (1927). He appeared in 20 NFL games, 18 of them as a starter.[3][6] He was known for his ability to create holes for Kansas City's backs in the opposing forward wall.[7] He was selected as a second-team All-Pro end in 1926.[8]

Later years and family[edit]

Berquist was married in 1925 to Louise Lesh.[9] While still playing football, Berquist became a lawyer in Lexington, Nebraska.[2] He later became a Dawson County judge. He died suddenly of a heart attack in 1942 at age 40.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Football Classic of the Middle-West". The Kansas City Star. December 12, 1926. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Phelps County Boy Files for Dawson County Attorney". The Holdrege Progress. April 15, 1926. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Joy Berquist". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Joy Berquist's right guard position vacant as Husker old-timers gather". Dawson County Herald. November 19, 1962. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ John Bentley (May 19, 1942). "I May Be Wrong". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Joy Berquist Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  7. ^ "Proof That the line Holds Up the Backfield". The Kansas City Times. December 11, 1926. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lewellen Is Selected On All American Pro Team". The Green Bay Press-Gazette. December 17, 1926. p. 22.
  9. ^ "J. T. Berquist Married". The Cozad Local. October 6, 1925. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Joy Berquist, former Husker, dies suddenly". Lincoln Evening Journal. May 18, 1942. p. 1.
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