Daily News | The Rev. Herb Lusk, former Eagles player, team chaplain, and pastor, dies: ‘The end zone became my pulpit’
The Rev. Herbert Lusk II, 69, the outspoken longtime pastor of Greater Exodus Baptist Church and the former Philadelphia Eagle who gained national attention when he became the first NFL player to kneel in prayer in the end zone after scoring a touchdown, died Monday at his Philadelphia home.before 48,000 fans — which later would become commonplace — after his 70-yard touchdown run in 1977.
At the time, the church was said to be in near bankruptcy with only 18 active members. Under his stewardship the congregation would swell to more than 2,000. Mr. Lusk also was the founder of People for People, and economic-development and job-training center. “North Philadelphia and our City lost a true friend,” City Council President Darrell L. Clarke said in a statement Tuesday.
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