Joe Romig
| No. 67 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 11, 1941 Salt Lake City, Utah,U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 199 lb (90 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Lakewood (Lakewood, Colorado) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame(1984) | |
Joseph Howard Romig[1](born April 11, 1941) is an American formercollege footballplayer. Best known for playing for theColorado Buffaloes,he was elected to theCollege Football Hall of Famein 1984. After playing football, Romig studied at theUniversity of Oxfordas aRhodes Scholarand went on to earn a doctorate inastrogeophysics.
Early years
[edit]Romig was born inSalt Lake Cityin 1941; his parents divorced when he was young, and his mother died of cancer when he was a junior in high school.[2]His paternal grandfather wasJoseph H. Romig,a notable missionary doctor in Alaska.[3]Romig attendedLakewood High SchoolinLakewood, Colorado,where he playedfootballas ahalfbackand was a statewrestlingchampion in his weight class.[4]
College career
[edit]Romig then attended theUniversity of Colorado,where he played on theBuffaloes footballteam.[5]He was a member of the varsity for the 1959–1961 seasons, playing asguardon offense andlinebackeron defense.[6]Romig was selected as captain of the1961 team,his senior season.[7]The Buffaloes had regular-season records of 5–5, 7–3, and 9–1 during his three seasons, during which the team was coached bySonny Grandelius.Romig'suniform numberof 67 was retired by the Colorado Buffaloes following his senior season.[8][a]
Romig appeared in onebowl game,the1962 Orange Bowl,[9]which was his final game for Colorado. He was named theUPI Lineman of the Yearfor the 1961 season,[10]and also received theKnute Rockne Memorial Trophyfor that season.[3]He was named to All-Big Eight Conferenceteams each of his varsity seasons, and he was a consensus selection toCollege Football All-America Teamsduring his junior and senior seasons.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Scholastically, Romig majored inphysicsat Colorado, and maintained a 3.9grade point average.[3]After graduating, he attended theUniversity of Oxfordas aRhodes Scholar.[1][3]He earned amaster's degreefrom Oxford inplasma physicsin 1965.[3]He then returned to the U.S. and worked forMartin Mariettawhile also pursuing adoctorateinastrogeophysicsat Colorado; he earned hisPh.D.in the mid-1970s.[3]In 1975, he went to work as a consultant forventure capitalists,then in 1980 he started to do forensic investigations of fires and explosions.[3]As of 2014, Romig was still doing consulting work in the fire investigation industry.[3]He taught astronomy incontinuing educationat Colorado for 34 years.[12]
Romig was first married circa 1966 after completing his Oxford studies; that marriage ended in divorce after seven years.[3]He later remarried—his second wife, Barbara, worked for theUniversity of Colorado Museum of Natural Historyfor 40 years.[3][13]Romig has served as a member of that museum's advisory board.[12]
Honors
[edit]Romig is an inductee of multiple halls of fame, including:
- Colorado Sports Hall of Fame(1973)[14]
- College Football Hall of Fame(1984)[6]
- Colorado Buffaloes No. 67retired
- Academic All-AmericaHall of Fame (1989)[6]
- Colorado High School Activities AssociationHall of Fame (1993)[15]
- University of Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame(1999)[16]
- National Wrestling Hall of Fame(2003)[17]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"Rhodes Honors for 32 Students".Kansas City Times.AP.December 17, 1962. p. 9.RetrievedJuly 23,2023– via newspapers.com.
- ^Leyden, Louise (December 30, 1961)."His Co-Captain Christ".The Miami News.Miami, Florida.p. 4.RetrievedJuly 23,2023– via newspapers.com.
- ^abcdefghijStein, Robert (December 15, 2014)."CU legend still pushing physical, intellectual limits".Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine.RetrievedJuly 28,2023– via colorado.edu.
- ^"Ridenour, Bergman See 'Improvement'".The Daily Sentinel.Grand Junction, Colorado.September 24, 1957. p. 8.RetrievedJuly 25,2023– via newspapers.com.
- ^"Joe Romig -- CU Athletic Hall of Fame".cubuffs.com.RetrievedJuly 23,2023.
- ^abc"Joe Romig (1984)".footballfoundation.org.RetrievedJuly 23,2023.
- ^"Team Captain".Independent Record.Helena, Montana.AP.December 2, 1960. p. 8.RetrievedJuly 28,2023– via newspapers.com.
- ^abPlati, David (February 5, 2020)."Retired Numbers To Circulate Back Into Use".cubuffs.com.RetrievedJuly 29,2023.
- ^Crittenden, John (January 2, 1962)."The Colorado Story".The Miami News.p. 2C.RetrievedJuly 28,2023– via newspapers.com.
- ^"Winners of the United Press International college football lineman of the year award".UPI.com.December 6, 1983.RetrievedJuly 28,2023.
- ^"Football Award Winners"(PDF).National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9.RetrievedOctober 21,2017.
- ^ab"Dr. Joe Romig".colorado.edu.20 April 2022.RetrievedJuly 29,2023.
- ^"Zoology Section Curatorial Staff".colorado.edu.July 2009.RetrievedJuly 29,2023.
- ^"Joe Romig".coloradosports.org.RetrievedJuly 23,2023.
- ^"Joe Romig".chsaanow.com.RetrievedJuly 23,2023.
- ^"Joe Romig".cubuffs.com.RetrievedJuly 23,2023.
- ^"Joe Romig".nwhof.org.RetrievedJuly 23,2023.
External links
[edit]- 1941 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American physicists
- 21st-century American physicists
- American male sport wrestlers
- American football guards
- American football linebackers
- Colorado Buffaloes football players
- American Rhodes Scholars
- All-American college football players
- College Football Hall of Fame inductees
- People from Lakewood, Colorado
- Sportspeople from Jefferson County, Colorado
- Players of American football from Colorado
- Players of American football from Salt Lake City