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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

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
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

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt 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

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G 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

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
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

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1955
1958

1st-team All-Pro

1955

Non-Offensive TDs

1956 NFL 2 (1)

1958 NFL 2 (1)

Career 4 (175)

Punt Return Yds

1954 NFL 89 (10)

Punt Return TD

1956 NFL 1 (1-- 85)

Career 1 (137)

Long Punt Return

1954 NFL 50 (6)
1956 NFL 76 (3)

Yds/Punt Return

1956 NFL 8.3 (5)

Interceptions

1955 NFL 11 (1-- 14)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1955 NFL 101 (7)
1956 NFL 122 (7)
1958 NFL 171 (3)
Career 538 (125)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1956 NFL 1 (2)
1958 NFL 2 (1-- 23)

Career 3 (103)

Long Intercep. Return

1956 NFL 95 (1-- 71)

1957 NFL 51 (10)
1958 NFL 70 (1)

 

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
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