Died: Herb Lusk II: ‘Praying Tailback’ Who Gave Up Footbal…… | News & Reporting
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on September 22, 2022
Herb Lusk II went down in history on a Friday night in August 1977.
The tailback for the Philadelphia Eagles caught an easy toss from the quarterback, tucked the football into the crook of his arm, slipped between a knot of players on his left, and sprinted 70 yards down the field to score a fourth-quarter touchdown. Then, in the end zone, in front of 48,000 yelling fans, he got down on one knee and prayed.
According to the official record keepers, he was 
