Will Sherman
Willard Arthur Sherman
Born: October 20, 1927
Weed, CA USA
Deceased: October 11, 1997
Position: DB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
College: St. Mary's (CA)
High School: Yreka (CA)
Career: 1952-1961
Drafted: 1951 in Round 26, #311 overall by the New York Yanks
Will Sherman played from 1952 to 1961 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders, Dallas Texans, Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings. Sherman intercepted 31 passes for 554 yards in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 27 | 545 | 20.2 | 84 | 3 |
| 1961 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 32 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| CFL | 27 | 545 | 20.2 | 84 | 3 | |
| Totals | 29 | 585 | 20.2 | 84 | 3 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 50 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 100 | 8.3 | 76 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL | 21 | 190 | 9.0 | 76 | 1 | |
| Totals | 21 | 190 | 9.0 | 76 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 38 | 0 |
| NFL | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 38 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 38 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Dallas Texans | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 28 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 101 | 9.2 | 36 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 122 | 30.5 | 95 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 171 | 34.2 | 70 | 2 |
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 29 | 538 | 18.6 | 95 | 3 | |
| CFL | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 554 | 17.9 | 95 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1954 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1953 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| CFL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Totals | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL | Dallas Texans | 2 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | |
| 1954 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 0 |
Honors
1955 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1957 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
