Joe Romig
Joseph Howard Romig (born April 11, 1941) is an American former college football player. Best known for playing for the Colorado Buffaloes, he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984. After playing football, Romig studied at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and went on to earn a doctorate in astrogeophysics. Early years Romig was born in Salt Lake City in 1941; his parents divorced when he was young, and his mother died of cancer when he was a junior in high school. His paternal grandfather was Joseph H. Romig, a notable missionary doctor in Alaska. Romig attended Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Colorado, where he played football as a halfback and was a state wrestling champion in his weight class. College career Romig then attended the University of Colorado, where he played on the Buffaloes football team. He was a member of the varsity for the 1959–1961 seasons, playing as guard on offense and linebacker on defense. Romig was selected as captain of the 1961 team, his senior season. The Buffaloes had regular-season records of 5–5, 7–3, and 9–1 during his three seasons, during which the team was coached by Sonny Grandelius. Romig's