George Herring
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Position: | Punter | ||||||
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Born: | Gadsden, Alabama, U.S. | June 18, 1933||||||
Died: | November 8, 1994 | (aged 61)||||||
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College: | Mississippi Southern | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1956 / Round: 16 / Pick: 184 | ||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
George W. Herring (June 18, 1933 - November 8, 1994)punter in the American Football League (AFL). Herring played with the Denver Broncos in 1960 and 1961.
Herring played
B.C. Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders. In 1960, he joined the Broncos at the start of the AFL. In Denver, Herring backed up his roommate Frank Tripucka and threw five touchdowns to 23 interceptions while also serving as the team’s punter. In a 1961 loss at Houston
on November 26, he threw a franchise record six interceptions.
Herring had a problem with alcohol and was found homeless on the streets of Denver in 1982.[2] After staying sober for several years, he had a relapse in 1994 and died by suicide within two days of his 25-year-old son Lance also killing himself.[3] In a bizarre side note, Lance’s stepfather had also died by suicide two months before. Herring also had two other children.
References
- ^ "1960 Denver Broncos Media Guide". Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Reilly, Rick (July 25, 1982). "Denver's one-time football hero now a favorite on skid row". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (Denver Post). p. 1D.
- ^ "Long before Tebow, there was Herring". The Messenger. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
External links
- The Quarterback Abstract: Ranking the Quarterbacks in Modern Day History
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- George Herring at Find a Grave