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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

Career AV: 65 (717th overall since 1950)

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 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1970 22 CLE RDT 72 14 0 0 2 15 0 8
1971 23 CLE RDT 72 14 0 2 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 8
1972 24 CLE RDT 72 14 0 0 2 0 0 7
1973* 25 CLE RDT 72 14 0 10
1974* 26 CLE RDT 72 14 0 0 2 0 0 9
1975* 27 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 1 26 0 9
1976*+ 28 CLE RDT 72 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13
1977 29 CLE rdt 72 7 6 0 1 0 0 1 3
1978 30 CLE RDT 72 16 16 6
1979 31 CLE RDT 72 10 0 0 1 0 0 6
1980 32 CLE 72 1 1 0
1981 33 CLE 72 15 0 1
Career 147 37 3 3 0 3 0 12 41 0 1 80

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1977 29 CLE rdt 72 7 6 1 2
Career 147 37 1 2

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8 Rubin Carter, Adewale Ogunleye, Gary Walker, Henry Thomas, Mike Hartenstine, Keith Hamilton, Mike McCoy, Sweeny Williams, Otis Sistrunk, Bill Maas
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Career Gary Walker, Dan Saleaumua, Pat Williams, Robert Porcher, Houston Antwine, Keith Hamilton, Phil Hansen, Phillip Daniels, John Zook, Tim Bowens

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Pro Bowls

1973
1974
1975
1976

First-Team All-Pro

1976

Safeties

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

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

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1975Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1976Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL