Joe Routt

Joe Routt
Career information
Date of birth	(1914-10-18)October 18, 1914
Place of birth	Chappell Hill, Texas
Date of death	December 10, 1944(1944-12-10) (aged 30)
Place of death	Belgium
Position(s)	G
College	Texas A&M
NFL draft	1938 / Round: 3 / Pick: 16
Drafted by	Cleveland Rams
College Football Hall of Fame

Joe Eugene Routt ((1914-10-18)October 18, 1914 — December 10, 1944(1944-12-10)) was an American football player and World War II soldier.

College

Son of Eugene Otis and Annie Belle (Clay) Routt, Jo Routt attended Texas A&M from 1933 to 1938 and received a degree in animal husbandry. As a guard on the football team, Routt was named to the All-American football teams of 1936 and 1937. He was the first All-American player for A&M. He played on the 1938 College All-Star team in Chicago and in the East-West Shrine Game at San Francisco. Routt was a 3rd round selection (16th overall pick) by the Cleveland Rams in the 1938 NFL Draft.

Routt was commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduation from A&M and went on active duty in the United States Army in March 1942. In 1942 he played for the Army West All-Star football team against professional football teams. As an infantry officer in World War II he received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He was a captain and company commander in the Netherlands when he was killed in action on December 10, 1944. He was buried at Margraten, Netherlands. On April 19, 1949, he was reburied at Brenham, Texas.

Routt was married to Marilyn Maddox on March 1, 1942 and they had two daughters. He was named to the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1952 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1962.

Cleveland Rams 1938 NFL Draft selections

Corbett Davis Jim Benton Joe Routt Vic Markov Ed Franco Ray Hamilton Red Chesbro Walter Mayberry Charles Ream Joe Maras Al Hoptowit Vic Spadaccini

Draft years 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1937 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Backfield	QB Clint Frank HB Marshall Goldberg HB Byron White FB Sam Chapman

Line	E Andy Bershak E Chuck Sweeney T Ed Franco T Tony Matisi G Leroy Monsky G Joe Routt C Alex Wojciechowicz

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