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| Punter | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: February 14, 1937 | |
| Place of birth: Galion, Ohio | |
| Career information | |
| College: Southern Methodist NM Military Institute | |
| NFL Draft: 1959 / Round: 2 / Pick: 24 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| * Baltimore Colts ( 1959) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| * NFL Champion (1959) | |
| Games played | 23 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
David McDonald Sherer, Jr. (born February 14, 1937 in Galion, Ohio) is a former American football End in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Southern Methodist University.
Early years[edit | edit source]
Sherer attended Carlsbad High school, where he practiced football and basketball. He contributed to his school winning two state basketball championships. In football, he played as a running back.
He accepted a scholarship from the New Mexico Military Institute and transferred to Southern Methodist University after his sophomore year.
As a junior, he was the nation's top punter with an average of 50.1 yards (a school record) on 36 punts. His long was an 81-yard punt. As a senior, he was limited with injuries.
In 1999, he was ranked 47th on the Sports Illustrated list of New Mexico's 50 greatest athletes.[1]
Professional career[edit | edit source]
Baltimore Colts[edit | edit source]
Sherer was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the second round (24th overall) of the 1959 NFL Draft. He was the starter at punter as a rookie, registering 51 punts for 2,132 yards (41.8-yard average), with a long of 60 yards and contributed to winning the NFL championship.
Dallas Cowboys[edit | edit source]
Sherer was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960 NFL Expansion Draft,[2] becoming the first starting punter in franchise history. In the inaugural season, he posted 57 punts for 2,420 (42.5-yard average) with a long of 67 yards. He missed the final game of the season, after been called to active-duty training with the Texas Air National Guard.
He was released on September 16, 1961, to make room for the offensive end Ola Lee Murchinson.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "The 50 Greatest Sports Figures From New Mexico". https://www.si.com/vault/1999/12/27/274015/the-50-greatest-sports-figures-from-new-mexico. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ↑ "Giants Send Don Heinrich To Dallas Club". https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1915&dat=19600314&id=Bbk0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=03IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2907,1547095&hl=es. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ↑ "Cowboys Release Dave Sherer to Make Room for Ola Lee Murchinson". https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=19610917&id=kAMuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bTEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5230,1632787&hl=es. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
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