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Will Sherman
Willard Arthur Sherman
Position: DB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: October 20, 1927 in Weed, CA
College: St. Mary's (CA)
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 Draft
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View Details For: 4 Regular Season TDs Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1952 | 25 | DTX | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | 27 | RAM | LS | 12 | 0 | 6 | 70 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1955*+ | 28 | RAM | RS | 12 | 0 | 11 | 101 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1956 | 29 | RAM | RS | 12 | 0 | 4 | 122 | 1 | 95 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | 30 | RAM | RS | 10 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1958* | 31 | RAM | RS | 11 | 0 | 5 | 171 | 2 | 70 | ||||||||||
| 1959 | 32 | RAM | RS | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1960 | 33 | RAM | LS | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1961 | 34 | MIN | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Career | 87 | 0 | 29 | 538 | 3 | 95 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 yrs | STL | 77 | 0 | 28 | 515 | 3 | 95 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 yr | DTX | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1954 | 27 | RAM | LS | 12 | 0 | 6 | 89 | 0 | 50 | 14.8 | 6 | 130 | 0 | 38 | 21.7 | 219 |
| 1956 | 29 | RAM | RS | 12 | 0 | 12 | 100 | 1 | 76 | 8.3 | 100 | |||||
| 1957 | 30 | RAM | RS | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1958* | 31 | RAM | RS | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1960 | 33 | RAM | LS | 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 | |||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1961 | 34 | MIN | 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 | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1956 | 29 | RAM | RS | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1958* | 31 | RAM | RS | 11 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Career | 87 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 24 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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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
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1955 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1955 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1955 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1955 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1955 - 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 1958 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1958 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1958 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1958 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |