Efrén Herrera
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||
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| Born: | July 30, 1951 Guadalajara, Mexico | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | La Puente (La Puente, California) | ||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1974 / Round: 7 / Pick: 169 | ||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
Efrén Herrera (born July 30, 1951) is a
Early years
At age 15, Herrera's family moved to the United States from
.College career
Herrera accepted a football scholarship from the
In 1971, Herrera became a starter and against the
During Herrera's career, the UCLA Bruins football team regularly finished among the leaders in the nation in scoring, which helped him leave as the school and NCAA career leader in scoring with 368 points (1971-1974). He also set the 7 career records including PATs attempted (127) and made (121).
The
Professional career
Detroit Lions
Herrera was selected by the
Dallas Cowboys
On October 3, 1974, the Dallas Cowboys signed Herrera as a free agent after kicker Toni Fritsch was lost for the season with a knee injury and Mac Percival made 2 out of 8 field goal attempts in the first 3 games.[1] The next year, he was lost with a knee injury in pre-season and was placed on the injured reserve list.[2]
In 1976, Herrera competed with Fritsch to regain his starting job in pre-season and tied for the league lead in field goal percentage with 78.3%. He also became proficient doing "pooch kicks" (punts from field goal formation).
In
On August 14, 1978, Herrera was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a fifth-round draft choice (#128-Curtis Anderson), because of a contract holdout.[3] He left with the top career field goal percentage in franchise history (.677). The Cowboys replaced him with Rafael Septién.
Seattle Seahawks
In 1978, he underwent appendectomy surgery following the 15th game of the season and came back the next week against the Kansas City Chiefs to make a 31-yard field goal and 2 out of 3 extra points.
In Seattle he became a fan favorite as part of a
In 1981, he made a career-long 54-yard field goal. He was placed on the injured reserve list with a knee injury on November 16.[4] He was waived in favor of rookie Norm Johnson on September 8, 1982.
Buffalo Bills
On September 20,
Los Angeles Raiders
In July 1983, Herrera was signed by the Los Angeles Raiders, but he could not pass Chris Bahr on the depth chart and was cut on August 16.[6]
Chicago Blitz (USFL)
On January 25, 1984, Herrera was signed by the Chicago Blitz of the United States Football League. He was released on February 24.
Oklahoma/Arizona Outlaws (USFL)
On March 15,
Personal life
Herrera is currently an assistant coach at
References
- ^ "Landry Getting Kicks from Herrera, Carrell". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Kicker Lost By Dallas; Surgery Set". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Herrera Loses Pay Battle in Trade". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Seahawks put placekicker Herrera on injured reserve list". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Bills Release Herrera". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Eagles cut Bruce Carthon; put five on injured reserve". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Herrera not kicking after Outlaws replace him with rookie Zendejas". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Catching up with Efren Herrera: Ex-kicker fields range of goals". Retrieved February 19, 2018.