Willard Arthur Sherman
Position: DB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: October 20, 1927 in Weed, CA
College: St. Mary's (CA)
Career AV: 50 (1382nd overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the New York Yanks in the 26th round (311th overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft.
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| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1952 | 25 | DTX | 45 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | 27 | RAM | LS | 43 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 70 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1955*+ | 28 | RAM | RS | 43 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 101 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1956 | 29 | RAM | RS | 43 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 122 | 1 | 95 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | 30 | RAM | RS | 43 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1958* | 31 | RAM | RS | 43 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 171 | 2 | 70 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1959 | 32 | RAM | RS | 43 | 10 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1960 | 33 | RAM | LS | 43 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1961 | 34 | MIN | 43 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Career | 87 | 0 | 29 | 538 | 3 | 95 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | ||||||||||
| 7 yrs | RAM | 77 | 0 | 28 | 515 | 3 | 95 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | |||||||||
| 1 yr | DTX | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1954 | 27 | RAM | LS | 43 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 89 | 0 | 50 | 14.8 | 6 | 130 | 0 | 38 | 21.7 | 219 |
| 1956 | 29 | RAM | RS | 43 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 100 | 1 | 76 | 8.3 | 100 | |||||
| 1957 | 30 | RAM | RS | 43 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1958* | 31 | RAM | RS | 43 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1960 | 33 | RAM | LS | 43 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | |||||
| Career | 87 | 0 | 21 | 190 | 1 | 76 | 9.0 | 6 | 130 | 0 | 38 | 21.7 | 360 | ||||
| Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1961 | 34 | MIN | 43 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 32 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | 87 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 40 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1956 | 29 | RAM | RS | 43 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1958* | 31 | RAM | RS | 43 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Career | 87 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
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| 1955 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1956 | Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL |
| 1957 | Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL |
| 1958 | Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL |