Joy Berquist

Joy Berquist
Personal information
Born:	July 30, 1901; Loomis, Nebraska
Died:	May 18, 1942 (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
	Kansas City Blues (1924); Kansas City Cowboys (1926); Chicago Cardinals (1927);
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-Pro (1926);
	Player stats at PFR

Jay Theodore John "Joy" Berquist (July 30, 1901 – May 18, 1942) was an American football player. Born in Loomis, Nebraska, he attended high school in Lincoln, Nebraska. He then enrolled at Nebraska University and played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 1921 to 1923. He next 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).^[1] He was selected as a second-team All-Pro end in 1926.^[2] After retiring from football, Berquist became a lawyer in Lexington, Nebraska, and then a Dawson County judge. He died suddenly of a heart attack in 1942 at age 40.^[3]

References

^ "Joy Berquist Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
^ "Lewellen Is Selected On All American Pro Team". The Green Bay Press-Gazette. December 17, 1926. p. 22.
^ "Joy Berquist, former Husker, dies suddenly". Lincoln Evening Journal. May 18, 1942. p. 1.