Herb Donaldson (American football)
Herb Donaldson (born December 13, 1985) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New Orleans Saints in 2009. He played college football at Western Illinois. Early years Donaldson attended Christian Brothers College High School. As a senior, he registered 1,356 rushing yards, 20 touchdowns and 39 tackles. He had 241 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns against St. Louis University High School. He was named conference co-player of the year and received All-Metro honors as a linebacker. He accepted a football scholarship from Western Illinois University. As a redshirt freshman, he appeared in all 11 games, playing mostly on special teams, His only carries came in two games against Iowa Wesleyan University and Indiana State University, when he totaled 54 rushing yards (4.5-yard avg.) and one touchdown. He also returned five kickoffs for 71 yards. As a sophomore, he was named the starter at running back, posting 1,417 yards (school sophomore record) and 18 rushing touchdowns (third in school history). He was the nation’s ninth-leading rusher on the season (128.82-yard avg.). He set a school and