Deron Cherry
Deron Leigh Cherry
Born: September 12, 1959
Riverside, NJ USA
Position: DB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 197
College: Rutgers
High School: Palmyra (NJ)
Career: 1981-1991
Deron Cherry played from 1981 to 1991 during his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. Cherry intercepted 50 passes for 688 yards in his career.
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Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 39 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 41 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 140 | 20.0 | 67 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 47 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 150 | 16.7 | 49 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 30 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 24 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 50 | 688 | 13.8 | 67 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1986 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1989 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1985 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1986 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 8 |
| 1988 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 15 |
| 1990 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 6 |
| 1991 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 15 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1980s Team
Honors
1983 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1984 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1984 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1984 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1985 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1985 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1985 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1986 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1986 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1986 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1986 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1986 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1988 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1988 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1988 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1989 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
