Don Herrmann
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | June 5, 1947 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Chatham (Chatham Township, New Jersey) | ||||||||
| College | Waynesburg (1965-1968) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1969: 15th round, 379th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Donald Bruce Herrmann (born June 5, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints. He played college football for the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets and was selected in the 15th round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft.
Herrman grew up in Chatham Township, New Jersey, and played football at Chatham High School, where he played as a running back on the school's football team focused primarily on its running game, with Hermann never catching more than eight passes in a season in his high school career.[1]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1969 | NYG | 12 | 6 | 33 | 423 | 12.8 | 62 | 5 |
| 1970 | NYG | 13 | 9 | 24 | 290 | 12.1 | 21 | 2 |
| 1971 | NYG | 9 | 8 | 27 | 297 | 11.0 | 22 | 1 |
| 1972 | NYG | 14 | 14 | 28 | 422 | 15.1 | 63 | 5 |
| 1973 | NYG | 14 | 14 | 43 | 520 | 12.1 | 46 | 2 |
| 1974 | NYG | 8 | 7 | 10 | 97 | 9.7 | 16 | 0 |
| 1975 | NOR | 3 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 28 | 1 |
| 1976 | NOR | 14 | 14 | 34 | 535 | 15.7 | 57 | 0 |
| 1977 | NOR | 13 | 13 | 32 | 408 | 12.8 | 39 | 0 |
| 100 | 85 | 234 | 3,039 | 13.0 | 63 | 16 | ||
References
- ^ Barmakian, Ed. "Don Herrmann is the Only Chatham High Graduate to Play Football in the NFL", TAP into Chatham, August 28, 2017. Accessed July 23, 2018. "Don Herrmann, the kid who grew up on Ramapo Trail in Chatham Township, is the first graduate of Chatham High to make a career in the National Football League."