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Jerry Sherk

Jerry Martin Sherk

Position: DT-DE-NT
Height: 6-4    Weight: 258 lbs.
Born: July 7, 1948 in Grants Pass, OR
College: Oklahoma State

4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 2nd round (47th overall) of the 1970 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1970 22 CLE RDT 14 0 0 2 15 0
1971 23 CLE RDT 14 0 2 3 0 3 0 2 0 0
1972 24 CLE RDT 14 0 0 2 0 0
1973* 25 CLE RDT 14 0
1974* 26 CLE RDT 14 0 0 2 0 0
1975* 27 CLE RDT 14 14 0 1 26 0
1976*+ 28 CLE RDT 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1977 29 CLE rdt 7 6 0 1 0 0 1
1978 30 CLE RDT 16 16
1979 31 CLE RDT 10 0 0 1 0 0
1980 32 CLE 1 1
1981 33 CLE 15 0
Career 147 37 3 3 0 3 0 12 41 0 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1977 29 CLE rdt 7 6 1 2
Career 147 37 1 2

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1973
1974
1975
1976

1st-team All-Pro

1976

Safeties

1977 NFL 1 (2-- 18)
Career 1 (69)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1975 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1976 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1976 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1976 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1976 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL