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02/14/2007: "Garnet Asmundson to be inducted into the Minor League Football Hall of Fame"

Garnet Asmundson Minor League Football Hall of Fame

Garnet played Pop Warner football and high school football in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from 1981-1988. In 1987-1988, Asmundson also played Junior's for the Winnipeg Hawkeyes and the Winnipeg Rods. In 1988 he played one year of American junior college football at UM-Crookston, before playing his last three years (1989-1991) for Mayville State (ND) University. While at MSU Asmundson became a two-time honorable mention all-conference offensive lineman, a team captain, a three-time letter winner, and conference champion. He was inducted into the Mayville State Athletic Hall of Fame in
2002 for his contributions to MSU Athletics.
Asmundson went on to play 15 seasons of both semi-professional football and professional football in the Great Plains Football League (2004: Duluth-Superior Shoremen), Mid-America Football League (1995-2006: Dakota Ruffians, Mpls Lumberjacks, St. Paul Pigs, Mississippi Rivermen, Duluth-Superior Shoremen, and the Superior Stampede), the Professional Indoor Football League (1998: Minnesota Monsters), the Indoor Football League (1999-2000: Duluth Lumberjacks & the LaCrosse River Rats), and the National Indoor Football League (2002-2003: LaCrosse Night Train).
Asmundson's achievements include: nine-time MFL All-Star, team offensive MVP: (1995 Dakota Ruffians), 4-time team captain, 2-MFL Championships (1997 & 1999), one positional MVP (1996: Ruffians), 3-time All-American (2004: NFE 3rd team; 2005-2006 MLFN 2nd team). Asmundson was also nominated to the Minnesota Semi-Pro Hall of Fame in 2001.
Asmundson is the married father of two boys, and is the Head Women's Hockey coach at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Asmundson was one of only two remaining original players still playing in the MFL. He is truly deserving of this fine honor.