What is John Herrnstein?
[[File:John Herrnstein (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Herrnstein in 1958]] '''John Ellett Herrnstein''' (March 31, 1938 &ndash; October 3, 2017) was an American [[baseball]] and [[American football|football]] player. He played [[Major League Baseball]] from 1962 to 1966 for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], [[Chicago Cubs]], and [[Atlanta Braves]]. He also played college baseball and football at the [[University of Michigan]] from 1956 to 1959. He was born in [[Hampton, Virginia]]. Herrnstein died at his home in [[Chillicothe, Ohio]] on October 3, 2017 of complications from [[leukemia]], at the age of 79.<ref name=death>{{cite web|title=Local community icon John Herrnstein passes away at 79|publisher=Chillicothe Gazette|date=October 4, 2017|url=http://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/sports/local/2017/10/04/local-community-icon-john-herrnstein-passes-away-79/734010001/}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Herrnstein, John}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from leukemia]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Ohio]] [[Category:American football players]] [[Category:Philadelphia Phillies players]] [[Category:Chicago Cubs players]] [[Category:Atlanta Braves players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Virginia]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Michigan]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Ohio]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}