Joe Routt: A One-Man A&M Wall

October 18, 1914 – Joe Routt arrived in the world. Joe was a two-way guard from Texas A&M. 

Joe was an exceptionally talented player on some inferior college teams with the Aggies in the 1930s. To counter his excellent play, opposing teams would negate his effectiveness by triple-teaming Routt; he was that good, according to footballfoundation.org.

He would eat up so many blockers that it would free up his defensive teammates to make the play, earning him a spot in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1962. Routt was the 16th overall pick by the Cleveland Rams in the 1938 NFL Draft. He died as a war hero during WWII as a U.S. Army Infantryman leading his troops during the famous Battle of the Bulge in Europe.